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The Walled City of Lahore (Punjabi: اندرونِ شہر لہور; Urdu: اندرونِ شہر لاہور, "Inner City of Lahore"), also known as the Old City, forms the historic core of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The city was established around 1000 CE in the western half of the Walled City, [ 1 ] which was fortified by a mud ...
It’s the City that never sleeps. To save the dilapidating heritage and culture of the walled city of Lahore, the World Bank with the Government of Punjab launched a project “Sustainable Development of Walled City Lahore Project” in 2006 and Aga Khan Trust for Culture was brought on board in 2007 for its execution and technical assistance.
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Our search for the origins of the original Lahore has immense twists and turns. The time period may start as early as 2,000 B.C.E.based on carbon dating evidence of archaeological findings in the Lahore Fort do suggest this time period.Lahore had many names throughout its history. Mohallah Maulian represents one of the two most probable sites of th...
The Walled City of Lahore covers an area of 256 ha with a population of 200,000. The British destroyed the city walls shortly after they annexed the Punjab in 1849, replacing them with gardens, some of which exist today. The Circular Road links the old city to the urban network. Access to the Walled City still passes through the thirteen ancient ga...
Walled City of Lahore had thirteen gates which including: Akbari Gate, Bhati Gate, Delhi Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Lohari Gate, Masti Gate, Mochi Gate, Mori Gate, Roshnai Gate, Shahalmi Gate, Shairanwala Gate, Taxali Gate, and Yakki Gate. All the gates survived till nineteenth century when the British, to derefortify the city, demolished all the gates e...
The Lahore Fort, locally referred to as Shahi Qila citadel of the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, located in the northwestern corner of Lahore, adjacent to the Walled City. Famous sites exist within the fort: Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, Naulakha pavilion, and Moti Masjid. The fort measures 1,400 feet long and 1,115 feet wide. In 1981, UNESCO designated the fort a World Heritage Sitealong with the Shalamar Gardens.
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May 16, 2022 · Restoration of the 17th century Mughal-era Picture Wall in Lahore’s Walled City, Punjab, Pakistan. AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer Each mosaic on the Picture Wall gives a rare insight into life and entertainment in the royal court, with royal portraits, battle or hunting scenes, animals and mythical creatures, dance and music, and geometric and floral patterns.
- Kashmiri gate. This gate is situated towards the north of the Old city and faces towards Kashmir valley so it was called Kashmiri gate. There is huge market in this gate called Kashmiri Bazaar and also leads toward Asia’s number one cloth market, Azam Cloth market consisting of about 16000 shops of clothes.
- Akbari Gate. It was named after the Mughal Emperor Jalal-Ud-Din- Muhammad Akhbar located on the eastern side of Old City. At that time Akbar established a market known as “Akbari mandi” which is still the biggest wholesale market of Lahore.
- Bhatti Gate. Bhatti gate is located on the west side of Walled City and was named after an ancient Rajput tribe known as “Bhat” (Bhatti). There are various historical buildings and markets located inside this gate including an old museum, Onchi Masjid, bazaar-e-Hakiman and the study hall of Allama Iqbal.
- Masti Gate. This gate is located on the eastern side of Old City. According to historians the name of this gate was based on mosque of MariumMakhani, the mother of Emperor Akbar, which is located beside the gate.
Lahore (/ ləˈhɔːr / lə-HOR; Punjabi: لہور [lɔː˩˥ɾ]; Urdu: لاہور [laːˈɦɔːɾ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million. [ 10 ] Located in central-eastern Punjab ...
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Shahi Hammam, Lahore, Pakistan. In 2013 intensive work focused on the two key monuments of the Shahi Hammam and the Wazir Khan Mosque. The former was completed in 2015 to high acclaim and opened under the management of the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA); it received an Award of Merit in UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage in 2016.
