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The Lahore Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہی قلعہ, romanized:Shāhī Qilā, lit. 'Royal Fort') 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 ] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which ...
Lahore remains a major tourist destination in Pakistan. The Walled City of Lahore was renovated in 2014. It is popular due to the presence of two recognized UNESCO World Heritage Sites .
Lahore is regarded as the heart of Pakistan and is now the capital of the Punjab province in the state of Pakistan. Almost immediately after the independence, large scale riots broke out among Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus, causing many deaths as well as damage to historic monuments—including the Lahore Fort , Badshahi Mosque and other colonial ...
Shalimar Gardens, Lahore (Pakistan) The Shalimar Gardens (Punjabi, Urdu: شالیمار باغ, romanized:Shālīmār Bāgh) are a Mughal garden complex located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The gardens date from the period when the Mughal Empire was at its artistic and aesthetic zenith, [ 1 ] and are now one of Pakistan's most popular tourist ...
226 ft 4.5 in (68.999 m) Materials. Red sandstone, marble. The Badshahi Mosque (Punjabi: بادشاہی مسیت, romanized:Bādshā’ī Masīt; Urdu: بادشاہی مسجد, romanized:Bādshāhī Masjid) is a Mughal-era imperial mosque located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It was constructed between 1671 and 1673 during the rule of ...
The tomb of Anarkali is located on the grounds of Lahore's Punjab Civil Secretariat complex near the British-era Mall, southwest of the Walled City of Lahore.It is considered to be one of the earliest Mughal tombs still in existence, and is considered to be one of the most significant buildings of the early Mughal period.
Minaret (s) 4. Minaret height. 107 feet (33 m) The Wazir Khan Mosque (Punjabi: وزیر خاں مسیت, romanized:Wazīr Kh ã Masīt; Persian, Urdu: مسجد وزیر خان, romanized:Masjid Wazīr Kh ān) is a 17th-century Mughal masjid located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the ...
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Type. Mausoleum. Completion date. 1637 ; 387 years ago(1637) The Tomb of Jahangir (Punjabi: جہانگیر دا مقبرہ, romanized:Ja (h)āngīr dā Maqbarā; Urdu: مقبرۂ جہانگیر, romanized:Maqbarā-è-Jahāngīr) is a 17th-century mausoleum built for the Mughal emperor Jahangir. The mausoleum dates from ...