Many sights in Lahore go back to the times of the Mughal Emperors.
Lahore has its own
Red Fort, one of the biggest Mosques in the subcontinent and some beautiful gardens like
Mughal's Shalimar Garden and
British Lawrence Garden .
Places worth seeing are
Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque and
mausoleum of Emperor Jahanigir.Another major place worth visiting is the famous
Lahore Museum Here is a list of a few important places with their detials.
Also known as the Old City, is the section of Lahore that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era. The wall had 13 gates, and much of the wall remains intact today.
Historically a key city road, has many buildings from Mughal era and British Rule.
Details.. Chauburji has remains of an extensive garden known to have existed in Mughal times. Today, Chauburji is also known for its big bustling markets.
Just north of Sheikhupura town (on the outskirts of Lahore) lies a hunting complex known as the Hiran Minar. Hunting grounds were an important part of the physical environment of Mughal emperors, and the Hiran Minar is one of the best known and most beautiful of such sites.
Details.. It cannot be said with certainty when the Lahore Fort was originally constructed or by whom, since this information is lost to history, possibly forever. However, evidence found in archaeological digs, gives strong indications, that it was built, long before 1025 A.D.
Details.. Iqbal Park is a park in Lahore, and a National Park of
Pakistan, which was built solely for one purpose - provide a setting for the display of the Minar-e-Pakistan.
Bagh-e-Jinnah is a historical garden in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was formerly known as
Lawrence Gardens. It is a botanical garden but also serves as an entertainment venue with an open-air theatre, mosque, library, restaurant, tennis courts and the Gymkhana Cricket Ground. It is located on Lawrence Road next to Lahore Zoo, directly across from the Governor's House on The Mall.
The Shalimar Gardens are located along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 kilometers northeast of the main Lahore city. The
Shalimar Gardens, sometimes written
Shalamar Gardens, were built by the
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction began in
1641 A.D. (1051 A.H.) and was completed the following year. The project management was carried out under the superintendence of
Khalilullah Khan, a noble of Shah Jahan's court, in cooperation with
Ali Mardan Khan and
Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni.
Details..The Badshahi Mosque, or the 'Emperor's Mosque, was built in 1673 by the Mughal Emperor
Aurangzeb in Lahore, Pakistan. It is one of the city's best known landmarks.
Details.. The Minar-e-Pakistan is a tall concrete unique minaret in Iqbal Park in Lahore. Its height is about 60 meters.
Details.. Lahore Museum was established in 1984 in Lahore, Pakistan, and is one of the major museums of South Asia. Lahore Museum is also known as Central Museum, and is located on
The Mall.Lahore Museum has thousand of vey rare motifs, pottery, jewelry coins statutes from pre historic Harrappa civilization to Buddhist period.
Details.. Complex where Hazrat Syed Abul Hassan ibn Usman ibn Ali Al-Hajweri, the famous Sufi saint of South Asia, is buried. Complex includes Hajveri Mosque, built in pre-Mughal era.
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