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The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila is citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore in Iqbal Park which is one of the largest urban parks in Pakistan. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.
Night view of Badshahi Mosque
Origins of the fort go as far back as antiquity, however, the existing base structure was built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar between 1556–1605 and was regularly upgraded by subsequent Mughal, Sikh and British rulers. It has two gates one is known as Alamgiri Gate build by Emperor Aurangzeb which opens towards Badshahi Mosque and other older one known as Maseeti (Punjabi language word means of Masjid) or Masjidi Gate which opens towards Masti Gate Area of Walled City and was built by Emperor Akbar. Currently Alamgiri Gate is used as the principal entrance while Masti Gate is permanently closed .The fort manifests the rich traditions of Mughal architecture.[2] Some of the famous sites inside the fort include: Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, Naulakha pavilion, and Moti Masjid. In 1981, the fort was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Shalimar Gardens.
The Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2010 is designed as a replica of the fort.
Wekh Lahore mean "See Lahore". It was a joint venture of Photographis society of Pakistan and Walled City Project Lahore, a photo contest of Walled city of Lahore held at Al Hamra , The Mall, Lahore
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A Pakistani army helicopter rescues a man from a burning building in Lahore on May 9, 2013. At least three persons fell from the 13-story LDA plaza situated on Lahore¿s Edgerton road 9 trying to avoid a fire that engulfed the building. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ Arif ALI
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The Lahore Fort in Pakistan is one of the great monuments of the Mughal period. (Image Credit: A. Azfar Moin)
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