In 1841, during the Sikh civil war, Ranjit Singh's son, Sher Singh, used the Mosque's large minarets for placement of zamburahs or light guns, which were placed atop the minarets to bombard the supporters of the Sikh Maharani Chand Kaur taking refuge in the besieged…
Punjab National Bank was founded in the year 1895 at Ganpat Rai Road, Lahore with the name of "Lahore National Bank" as an off-shoot of the Swadeshi Movement. Among the founders were Sardar Dayal Singh Majithia, Lala HarKishen Lal, Lala Lalchand, Shri Kali Prosanna Roy,…
A View at Lahore c. 1880s.
Rudyard Kipling (born Dec. 30, 1865, Bombay, India - died Jan. 18, 1936, London, England) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children.
18th century woven presentation of Dilkusha Garden, Shahdra #Lahore Bagh-i Dilkusha, a garden laid out by the empress Nur Jahan. Jahangir's tomb was built on the site on orders from Shah Jahan after his father's death in Kashmir in late 1627. The square garden was…
Lahore Railway Station was literally the first purpose-built British imperial building, its foundation stone haying been laid by John Lawrence in 1859, and it cost half a million rupees to build. Lahore Railway Station is representative of typical grand British architecture in the Indo-Pak subcontinent…
Government House (Now Governor House) - Lahore This dining room, originally the upper story of the tomb of Mohammad Kasim Khan, a maternal cousin of Emperor Akbar, dating from 1635 and the grave is still located underneath this room. Historian, Syed Muhammad Latif and Kannahiya…
Colors of the Spirit - The Ladies stand at the Gadaffi Cricket Stadium - Lahore during Pakistan v India, 2nd Test, October 1978-79 A Photo by Patrick Eager
A group of hippies (British, French and American) wait for a bus in Lahore (1972). Pakistan was an important destination on what was called the ‘Hippie Trail.’ The trail was used by thousands of young European and American backpackers between the late 1960s and 1979.
Dyal Singh Trust Building - The Mall - Lahore Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia (1848–98) an Indian banker was founder chairman of the Punjab National Bank, established in 1894.He established dyal singh trust society. He constructed Dyal Singh Trust building at the Mall after winning the auction…