Spur Thighed Tortoise

Spur Thighed Tortoise (Testudo Graeca) belong to testudinidae family of tortoises. They are found in South Europe, North America and West Asia. They live in postures and sand mounds and are herbivorous, eating a variety of grass, vegetables and fruits. They are about 20-50 cm long. They have a brown carapace (upper shell). They lay 2-12 eggs per clutch. Spur Thighed Tortoise life span is about 100 years.

Picture of Spur Thighed Tortoise (Lahore Zoo)

Pansy Violet Flowers

The Pansy or Pansy Violets (Viola wittrockianaare or Viola tricolor hortensis) is a large group of hybrid plants in the genus Viola, in the violet family, Violaceae. It's grown as ornamental plants. Because of its beautiful and attractive flowers, which come in many color variations, this species is very popular among the gardeners. Other common names include: Ladies Delight, Garden Violet and Heartsease.

Pansy Violet Flowers Pictures

Pansy Violet Flowers Bed

Birds in Lahore Zoo

This post is dedicated to the birds in Lahore Zoo. I took these pictures during my short visit to Lahore Zoo about three weeks ago. Unfortunately I couldn't capture other birds species kept in the Zoo.

Yellow Fronted Amazon

 Alexandrina Parakeet

African Gray Parrot

Cape Parrot

White Parrot

Blossom Headed Parakeet

Cockatiel (Nymphicus Hollandicus)

Love Bird

Pigeon

Demoiselle Crane

Ducks

Cassowary

Ostrich

Golden Pheasant

Antique Toy Ox Carts

Here are some pictures of antique toy ox carts displayed in Lahore Museum.

Antique Toy Ox Carts

Pakistani Culture

Pakistan consists of five provinces Gilgit-baltistan, Baluchistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Punjab. There exists a great difference between the cultures and customs of five provinces. Actually Pakistani culture is an amalgam of many cultures, in which five cultures i.e Kalash culture, Baluchi culture, Pashtun culture, Sindhi culture and Punjabi culture are main cultures. The pictures here represent cultures of five provinces of Pakistan. These are the pictures of paintings displayed in Lahore Museum.

Culture of Pakistan

Kalash Culture Painting

Balochi Culture Painting

Pashtun/Pathan Culture Painting

Sindhi Culture Painting

Punjabi Culture Painting

Statue of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria (1819-1910) was queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was proclaimed Empress of India in 1876. This bronze statue of Queen Victoria wearing her Honiton lace apron was first displayed in Charing Cross (Faisal Chowk) Lahore under the marble canopy. But later it was shifted to the Lahore Museum in 1974.

Statue of Queen Victoria at Lahore Museum

Sozo Water Park Lahore

The Sozo Water Park is located on Canal Bank, Jallo, Lahore, Pakistan. The others beautiful parks and historical places at Lahore have their own value and dignity, however the Sozo Water Park added a lot to the beauty of Lahore city. This is one of the best amusement park for the visitors as well as for the dwellers of Lahore city. The park is spread over an area of about 25 acres with outdoor water pools, slides and rides. Though I enjoyed my stay at the park, but still have concern over the water quality of pools. I didn't see any instruction board for the public awareness at the park. In my opinion such public swimming pools should be regularly monitor by the owners and health authorities to make sure that the water quality is up to the hygienic standard. Hoping you will enjoy my pictures of the Sozo Water park.

Sozo Water Park Lahore

Main Gate

Waves Pool

Waves Pool

Sozo Water Park-Lazy River

Lazy River

A Beautiful Water Fall

A Slide Not In Function

Area Reserved For Females and Kids

Lady Pool

Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore

Minar-e-Pakistan (National Tower of Pakistan) is a tall minaret in Iqbal Park Lahore, built in commemoration of the Pakistan Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan), passed on March 23, 1940. In this resolution Muslim League demand for a separate country, Pakistan. This was the first official declaration to establish a separate homeland for the Muslims living in the South Asia. Pakistan now celebrates this day (Pakistan day) as a national holiday each year.
The tower was designed by Naseer-ud-Deen Murat Khan. The foundation stone was laid on March 23, 1960. The construction took eight years of time, and was completed in 1968. The Minar was completed on 31 October 1968 at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.5 million.
The base of the tower is raised approximately 4 meters from the ground. It rises up to approximately 13 meters. forming a sculpted, flower-like base. From this point it tapers as it rises. The base platform is shaped like a 5-point star and it encloses crescent shaped pools. The overall height of the monument is approximately 60 meters.

Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore Pictures

Model of Minar-e-Pakistan at Lahore Museum

Tomb of Emperor Jahangir Lahore

Tomb of Jahangir, is the mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled from 1605 to 1627. It's located in specious walled Garden of Empress Nur Jahan called Dilkusha at Shahdara on the bank of river Ravi, three mile north-west of the town. This tomb was built and completed by Emperor Shah Jahan at the cost of ten lac of Rupees in 1637 A.D. The tomb is monument of surpassing beauty, the finest ornament of Lahore and the more magnificent Mughal edifice in the Indo-Pak Sub-continent after the Taj Mehal at Agra. The mausoleum features prominently on the Pakistan Rupees 1,000 denomination bank note.

The mausoleum, a single story structure, square in plan, consist of a platform with tall octagonal corner towers and a projecting entrance in the middle of each side. The exterior side of the monument including the lowest stage of the towers, has a red sand stone facing with rich pandal decoration inlaid with marble decorative motifs. The four corner-towers, with white marble cupolas rise in five stages to a height of 100 feet with a zigzag inlay of white and yellow marble. The building is divided into a series of vaulted compartments. The interior is ornamented with floral frescoes delicate inlay work pietra dura and brilliant marble intersia of various colors. The marble cenotaph with its delicate and colorful pietra dura is engraves with the ninety nine attribute of God.

Tomb of Emperor Jahangir

Marble Stone Grave of Jahangir

Main Entrance of Mausoleum