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Lahore's modern cityscape consists of the historic Walled City of Lahore in the northern part of the city, which contains several World Heritage Sites and national heritage sites. Lahore's urban planning was not based on geometric design but was instead built piecemeal, with small cul-de-sacs, as katrahs and galis developed in the context of ...
The Walled City of Lahore known locally as the "Un-droone Shehr" (Inner City) is the oldest and most historic part of Lahore. The Punjab government embarked on a major project in 2009 to restore the Royal Trail (Shahi Guzar Gah) from Akbari Gate to the Lahore Fort with the help of the World Bank under the Sustainable Development of the Walled ...
Earlier maps labeled the region as Punjab Light Horse (PLH) Parade Ground, part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. [1] [3] In 1936, the colony underwent a name change, adopting the name, Sunder Das Park. [3] The area only gained its current name and houses after the construction efforts led by Rai Bahadur Sunder Das Suri and his ...
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi and Urdu: شاہی قلعہ: Shahi Qila, or "Royal Fort") is a citadel at the northern end of Lahore's Walled City that spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. [9] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar .
Following the Partition of British India, the gate housed a girls' school. [1] The gate is mentioned by Rudyard Kipling in his 1891 short story "The City of Dreadful Night." [ 3 ] Lahore's famous Zamzama Gun was originally placed at Delhi Gate, but was relocated by the British to a site in front of the Lahore Museum .
The Naulakha Pavilion is an iconic sight of the Lahore Fort built in 1633 during the Shah Jahan period that is made of prominent white marble, and known for its distinctive curvilinear roof. It cost around 900,000 rupees, [31] an exorbitant amount at the time. [32] The structure derives its name from the Urdu word for 900,000, Naulakha.
The capital and largest city is Lahore which was the capital of the wider Punjab region since 17th century. Other important cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Multan, Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Jhelum, Rahim Yar Khan and Sahiwal. The undivided Punjab region was home to six rivers, of which five flow ...
The Sheesh Mahal (Urdu: شیش محل; "The Palace of Mirrors") is a palace located within the Shah Burj block at the north-western corner of Lahore Fort.It was constructed under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631–32, with later additions made under Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh.