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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 1637, and is located in Shahdara Bagh near city of Lahore, along the banks of River ...
The Tomb of Nur Jahan (Urdu: مقبرہ نورجہاں) is a 17th-century mausoleum in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built for the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. The tomb's marble was plundered during the Sikh era in 18th century for use at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The red sandstone mausoleum, along with the nearby tomb of ...
The Tomb of Allama Iqbal, or Mazar-e-Iqbal (Urdu: مزارِ اقبال), is the final resting place of Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan. Designed in the Mughal architectural style, the mausoleum is located next to the walls of the iconic Mughal-era Badshahi Mosque, within the Hazuri Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ]
Qubba. A qubba (Arabic: قُبَّة, romanized: qubba (t), pl. قُباب qubāb), [3] also transliterated as ḳubba, kubbet and koubba, is a cupola or domed structure, typically a tomb or shrine in Islamic architecture. [1][2][4][5] In many regions, such as North Africa, the term qubba is applied commonly for the tomb of a local wali (local ...
Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزارِ قائد), also known as Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a 1960s modernist style , it was completed in 1971, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi as well as one of the most popular tourist sites in the city. [ 1 ]
The word rauza is derived through Persian from the Arabic rawdah (روضة rawḍah) meaning garden, but extended to tomb surrounded by garden as at Agra and Aurangabad. [5] Abdul Hamid Lahauri, the author of the Badshahnama , the official history of Shah Jahan 's reign, calls Taj Mahal rauza-i munawwara ( Perso-Arabic : روضه منواره ...
Roza Bal. The Roza Bal, Rouza Bal, or Rozabal is a shrine located in the Khanyar quarter in downtown area of Srinagar in Kashmir, India. The word roza means tomb, the word bal mean place. [4][5][6][7][8] Locals believe a sage is buried here, Yuz Asaf, [2] alongside another Muslim holy man, Mir Sayyid Naseeruddin.
The grave of Husayn is enclosed within a metal-mesh like structure, found directly beneath the golden dome. On 5 March 2013, the process of replacing the zarih (metal mesh like structure) over the tomb of Husayn was completed and the new zarih inaugurated. [4] Al Abbas Mosque is located nearby. Plans to replace the shrine's historic dome with a ...