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"The original 13 gates around the city of Lahore were built by the third Mughal emperor Akbar in the mid 1600s. These thirteen gates provided access to the city of Lahore which was once enclosed within a thirty feet high fortified wall, built by the same Mughal emperor". [1] Delhi Gate also served as Union Council 27 (UC 27) in Tehsil Ravi of ...
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi: شاہی قلعہ, romanized: Shā’ī Qi’lā, lit. 'Royal Fort'; Urdu: شاہی قلعہ, romanized: Shāhī Qilā) is a citadel in the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City of Lahore and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres). [2]
The Lahori Gate is the main entrance to the Red Fort in Delhi. The fort is approached through a covered street flanked by arcaded apartments called the Chhatta Chowk. Situated on the western wall of the fort, the gate received its name because it led to the city of Lahore, (Present Day Pakistan). The secondary entrance is the Delhi Gate.
The Architecture of Lahore reflects the history of Lahore and is remarkable for its variety and uniqueness. There are buildings left from the centuries of rule of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh Empire, as well as from the era of the British Raj, whose style is a mixture of Victorian and Islamic architecture often referred to as Indo-Saracenic.
Mochi Gate. Coordinates: 31.5772°N 74.32155°E. Mochi Gate entrance. The Mochi Gate locally known as Mochi Darwaza (موچی دروازہ) located in the south of the Walled City of Lahore between Akbari Gate and the Shah Alam Gates in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1][2] It is one of the thirteen gates of the Walled City of Lahore which were ...
Haveli Barood Khana is located in the Walled City of Lahore facing the Lahore Fort, close to Taxali Gate. It is also close to the Shahi Mohallah Bazaar, Jamia Masjid Hanfia, the shrine of Pir Hazrat Baba Nauguzah and Badshahi Mosque. The British built a water tank near the haveli which supplied water to the city. [6][7]
Location. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Type. City gate. Completion date. 1650. The Chitta Gate (Urdu: چٹّا دروازه; "White Gate") is a gateway located in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, dating from 1650. [ 1 ] The gate was once the Lahore 's original "Delhi Gate," [ 2 ] and the city's main entry-point. [ 2 ]
Lohari Gate, Lahore. Coordinates: 31.57735°N 74.31338°E. Lahori Gate Mosque. The Lahori Gate or Lohari Gate is located within Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Pakistan. Lahori Gate is one of the 13 gates of the Walled City of Lahore. [1] Being one of the oldest gates of the old city, Lahori Gate is also known as Lohari gate.