The Lahore Durbar of Maharajah Ranjit Singh had an array of very talented men from all over the Punjab-men of letters, of arms, of commerce, and then there were scholars and analysts. He would consult at least three to four persons on any matter of…
Aitchison College (formerly Chief's College) - Lahore The history of Aitchison College goes back to the Ward's School at Ambala which was envisioned in 1864 by Captain Tighe, then D.C. of Ambala. Established in 1868, it was originally intended for the education of young Sikh…
Two large Halls for public meetings built by subscription in honour of Sir John (now Lord) Lawrence and Sir Robert Montgomery. Lawrence Hall was built first, in 1861–62, on a site facing Mall Road. Lawrence Hall was conceived as a social and entertainment space for…
Lahore Canal, starts from BRB Canal ( Bambawali Ravi-Bedian Canal) that was initially built by the Mughals, a 60 km long extension was made towards west of the city till the Raiwind by the British Government in 1861. It is a centre of a unique linear park…
Bagh-e-Jinnah (Punjabi, Urdu: باغ جناح) (or Jinnah's Garden) is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Lawrence Gardens. Today, the large green space contains a botanical garden, Masjid Dar-ul-Islam, and Quaid-e-Azam Library situated in a Victorian building. There…
Food Street in Gawalmandi, Lahore is a centre of traditional Pakistani food. The site is surrounded by centuries-old buildings and places like landa bazaar, Mayo Hospital and Baansan-wala Bazaar. The food street is open to traffic in the morning but as the sun sets, the…
Pakistan Railways Academy was established as a Training School for the employees of North Western Railway (NWR) at Lyalpur, now Faisalabad, in January 1925. The school was shifted to Walton Road Lahore on 8 March 1929; and named Walton Training School after Col. C.E. Walton,…
Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospital, located in the heart of Lahore City and is surrounded by busy commercial and thickly populated residential areas with famous Anarkali Bazaar, Nila Gumbad, Gawalmandi and the Walled City of Old Lahore around it. The…
The Mayo School of Industrial Art was set up in 1875 to perpetuate the memory of Lord Mayo, the British Viceroy of India, who was assassinated in 1872, was among the pioneer colonial art schools established in British India, besides the art schools in Calcutta,…
A Society originally laid down as the concept of a "Garden Town" having "Agricultural Farm", "Vegetable Garden" and "Fruits Garden", a dream of Dewan Khem Chand. In 1921 when about 200 persons assembled in Lahore's Town Hall under the chairmanship of Sir Ganga Ram and…