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The Hazuri Bagh Baradari (Urdu: حضوری باغ بارہ دری) is a baradari of white marble located in the Hazuri Bagh of Lahore, Pakistan. It was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab to celebrate his capture of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Shuja Shah Durrani in 1813. Its construction was completed in 1818. [1] [2]
Hazuri Bagh (Urdu: حضوری باغ) is a garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort to the east, Badshahi Mosque to the west, the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh to the north, and the Roshnai Gate to the south. The garden was built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in the style of Mughal gardens.
Dating from the Sikh era of the mid-19th century, the haveli is considered to be one of the finest examples of Sikh architecture in Lahore, [2] and is the only Sikh-era haveli that preserves its original ornamentation and architecture. Nau Nihal Singh was a grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. [1] [3]
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The mosque was built to commemorate Aurangzeb's military campaigns in southern India, in particular against the Maratha ruler Shivaji. [4] As a symbol of the mosque's importance, it was built directly across from the Lahore Fort and its Alamgiri Gate, which was concurrently built by Aurangzeb during construction of the mosque. [6]
The façade of Kashmiri Gate, Walled city of Old Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan 31°35′12″N 74°19′16″E / 31.5868°N 74.321°E / 31.5868; Location
in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] [2] It forms one of the 10 municipalities of Lahore District. The town is named after the Pakistani war hero Raja Aziz Bhatti. [3]
Iqbal Town (Urdu, Punjabi: اقبال ٹاون) also known as Allama Iqbal Zone is an administrative zone in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It forms one of 10 zones of the Lahore metropolitan area .