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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 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.
History of Lahore. The recorded history of Lahore (Punjabi: لہور دی تریخ (Shahmukhi), ਲਹੌਰ ਦਾ ਇਤਹਾਸ (Gurmukhi); romanized: Làhaur dī tàrīk͟h) refers to the past history of the city of Lahore, the post-medieval cultural and political hub of the Punjab region. Today, the city is the capital of the Pakistani ...
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 Walled City of Lahore (Punjabi: اندرونِ شہر لہور; Urdu: اندرونِ شہر لاہور, "Inner City of Lahore"), also known as the Old City, forms the historic core of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, [1] which was fortified by a mud wall ...
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 ...
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 ]
31°35′16″N74°18′43″E31.58769°N 74.31197°E. Location. Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Type. City gate. Roshnai Gate ( Urdu: روشنائی دروازہ, lit. 'Gate of Lights') is one of the thirteen gates within the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was the main entry into Lahore for emperors and nobles during the ...