Walled City Of Lahore
The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the "Old City", or "Androon Shehr" that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era In the Mughal days, the Old City was surrounded by a 9 meter high brick wall and had a rampart…
Places (69)
Entrance Gate Of Badshahi Masjid
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…
Dilkusha Garden - Shahdra - Lahore
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
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…
Governor House - Lahore
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…
Dyal Singh Trust Building
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…
Central Model School
Govt Central Model School, Lower Mall, Lahore A prestigious institute known for it’s golden traditions and unique qualities was established in 1883 as middle school in the building of Anarkali Girls High School, opposite Senate Hall of Punjab University. This middle school was upgraded to…
Telegraph Office, The Mall - Lahore
Telegraph Office, The Mall - Lahore Central Telegraph Office building was built in 1882 separately from that of the General Post Office on the site of its present Central Telephone & Telegraph Office opposite the present day GPO.
Government College University
Although the establishment of a Central College at Lahore was sanctioned in 1856 with the condition that the teachers should be graduates of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin or Durham, it was not until January 1, 1864 that the college opened its doors in the palace (haveli)…
Bagh Rani Gul Begum - Mozang
Gul Begum was better known as 'Rani Gul Begum'. She was one of the courtesans of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Maharaja decided to marry her in 1831, and dressed as a bridegroom and went through all the rituals of marriage. The wedding was attended by…