Historical Places In Lahore

Old City

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he Walled City of Lahore, also known as the "Old City," or "Anderoon Shehr and has 13 gates.

The origins of the original Lahore are unspecific. According to carbon dating evidence of archaeological findings in the Lahore Fort, the time period may start as early as 2,000 B.C.E.

cocos-den's Picture 5

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cocos-den's Picture 4

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cocos-den's Picture 3

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cocos-den's Picture 2

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cocos-den's Picture 1

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cocos-den's Pictures

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Coco's Den

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Coco's Cafe is a very unique restaurant in Lahore. The owner of the restraunt is an artist ,who specialized in arts i.e painting,mostly his painting depict the life of dancing girls.Located in the old Lahore's Diamond Market (Heera Mandi),Coco's Den is an old 'haveli' converted into a restraunt.As,the cafe is next to Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort, the architectural value of the cafe 's building doubles.Advance booking is required and reserved tables in the front corner for a great view.

Time-worn

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Clouds set over the mausoleum of Asif Khan. He was made governor of Lahore during Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan’s rule. Shah Jehan had the tomb constructed in four years at a cost of Rs 0.3 million. daily times.

Allama Iqbal Tomb

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Badshahi Mosque

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Lahore City Map

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Gurdawara In Lahore

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Minar-e-Pakistan

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Minar-e-Pakisan is a new landmark in Lahore and stands in the Iqbal Park to commemorate the date when a resolution was passed there back in 1940 demanding the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of this sub-continent. The Minar is a blend of Mughal and modern architecture and stands 60 meters tall.

Kim's Gun

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Out side the museum, not far away, Zamzama, the 18th century fire piece immortalized by Kipling as "Kim's Gun", takes up a surprising length of space in the middle of road.

Lahore Fort's Road Map

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Shish Mahal

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Shish Mahal, or Palace of Mirrors, which stands on the fort's north side, is by far the most splendid. It consists of a row of high domed rooms, the roofs of which are decked out with hundreds of thousands of tiny mirrors in the fashion of the traditional Punjabi craft of "Shishgari" (designs made from mirror fragments). A fire-brand lit inside any part of the Palace of Mirrors throws back a million reflections that dizzy the eye and seem like a galaxy of far-off stars turning in an ink-blue firmament.

Lahore Fort's Picture NO 8

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Lahore Fort's Picture NO 7

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Lahore Fort's Picture NO 6

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Lahore Fort's Picture NO 5

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Lahore Fort's Picture NO 4

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Lahore Fort's Picture NO 3

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Lahore Fort's Picture NO 2

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Lahore Fort's Picture No 1

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Lahore Fort Pictures

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Lahore Fort

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The massive walls of Lahore Fort, built by Akbar in the 1560s, tower over the old city of Lahore, and the huge rectangle they define, 380 by 330 meters (1,250 by 1,080 feet), is filled with buildings from a variety of periods. A complete tour of the fort takes about two hours. The entrance to the fort is through Alamgiri Gate The inscription outside the Fort tells that Jehangir built it in 1618.

Shalimar Garden's Picture No 4

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Shalimar Garden's Picture no 3

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Shalimar Garden's Picture No 2

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Shalimar Garden's Picture no 1

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Shalimar Garden's Pictures

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Shalimar Gardens

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Three miles east of Lahore are the famous Shalimar Gardens laid out by the Mughal emperor Shah Jehan in 1642 AD. The Gardens are spread out in typical Mughal style and are surrounded by high walls with watch towers at the four corners. Originally, the gardens were spread over seven ascending terraces, but only three remain now, which cover an area of about 42 acres.