Lahore Pakistan

Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan after Karachi and serves as the capital city of Punjab province. According to 2010 estimation its population is about 10 million. Lahore is an old and historic city, enriched with ancient architecture. Lahore is the center of education, economic, sports and cultural activities. Every year thousand of people visit Lahore for business purposes or to see historical places. Mughal structures such as the Badshahi Mosque, the Lahore Fort, Shalimar Gardens, and the mausolea of Jehangir and Nur Jehan, Chauburji Gate, walled city are some of the major tourist attractions in the city. Lahore is also home to many British colonial structures built in the Indo-Saracenic style, such as the Lahore High Court, the General Post Office, Lahore Museum, Lahore Railway Station, and many older universities and colleges including the University of the Punjab, Govt College and King Edward Medical college. The Lahore Zoo (1872), Which is the fourth oldest in the world and 2ng largest in South Asia. is also situated here. Lahore is known is the city of gardens. It has many beautiful parks and gardens including Shalimar Gardens, Lawrence Gardens, Hazuri Bagh, Iqbal Park, Mochi Bagh, Gulshan Iqbal Park, Model Town Park, Race Course Park, Nasir Bagh Lahore, Jallo Park, Wild Life Park, and Bagh-e-Jinnah. Lahore is also famous for its delicious foods. To facilitate and attract of tourists, food streets have been established at Gawalmandi, Anarkali, and Fort Road. Wagah border is also an important and actrictive place for the tourists. The flag downing ceremony at Wagha border is very entertaining to visitors.

Lahore Pakistan Pictures

College of Art and Design Lahore

College of Art and Design Lahore (Allama Iqbal Campus)

Data Darbar Lahore

Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (Hazrat Ali Hajvery) was a Persian Sufi saint and scholar during the 11th century. He was born in 990 AD in Ghazni, Afghanistan and died in Lahore, Pakistan in 1072 AD. His mausoleum, know as Data Darbar (Data Shrine), is located in Lahore near the junction of the Lower Mall and the Circular Road. Thousands of Muslims visit the Data Darbar everyday, to offer Fatiha and pay him tributes. His urs (death anniversary) is held on 18-20 Safar (2nd Islamic Month) and is attended by thousands of pilgrims. He is the author of many books including his famous book Kashf-al-Mahjub (Urdu: کشفُ المحجوب).

Data Darbar Lahore

Samadhi of Ranjit Singh Lahore

The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (13th November 1780 - 27 June 1839). It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848.

Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

Sozo Water Park Lahore

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 has 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

Area Reserved For Females and Kids

Sozo Water Park Lahore Ladies 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.

Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore

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 Minar-e-Pakistan is approximately 60 meters.

Minar-e-Pakistan Pictures

Minar-e-Pakistan Model

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

Main Entrance of Mausoleum

Tomb of Emperor Jahangir

Marble Stone Grave of Jahangir

Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore

Wazir Khan Mosque (Masjid Wazir Khan) Lahore, Pakistan, was built during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan, by Hakim Ali-ud-Din Ansari (known as Wazir Khan), a Governor of Lahore. The construction of the mosque started in 1634 and completed in seven years. It is famous for its faience tiles work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. The mosque is located inside the inner city and is easily accessed from Delhi Gate.

Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore

Wagah Border Lahore

Wagah border is the only road border crossing between India and Pakistan, and lies on the GT Road at Wagah village, between the two cities Lahore, Pakistan and Amritsar, India. The flag lowering ceremony at Wagah border is very strange and exciting. At the flag lowering ceremony very energetic and thrilling parade is done by the security forces of both countries. A large number of people from both countries visit the Wagah border daily for watching the closing ceremony.

Wagah Border Lahore

Indian Spectators

Bab-e-Azadi (Gate of freedom)

Tomb of Allama Muhammad Iqbal

The Tomb of Allama Muhammad Iqbal (The poet of the East and the thinker of Pakistan) is located in Hazuri Bagh, Lahore, Pakistan, just to the left of the main entrance of Badshahi Mosque. The rectangular shaped tomb is made of red sandstones. The architecture reflects a combination of Afghan and Moorish styles. A large number of visitors visit the mausoleum every day to offer Fatiha and pay tributes to Allama Muhammad Iqbal for his services.

Allama Muhammad Iqbal Tomb

Statue of Bride

A statue of Pakistani bride wearing traditional Pakistani dress and jewelry.

Statue of Pakistani Bride

Lahore Museum

Lahore Museum (Also called Central Museum) was established in 1894 in Lahore (Punjab), Pakistan and is one of the major museums of South Asia. It's located on The Mall Road. The Lahore museum was one of the places I really enjoyed during my visit to Lahore. In coming days, I will post pictures of antiques, I took at the museum.

Lahore Museum

The Lahore Zoo

The Lahore zoo was established in 1872 and there was a time when it was considered as the largest zoo of Asia. I read and heard a lot about the beauty and variety of different species of animals in Lahore zoo. But my first visit to the zoo was very discouraging. I found the animals in very measurable conditions. The animal were kept in unnatural environment. The only thing I liked there were the models of different animals. Here are some pictures I took in the zoo.

Elephant (Suzi)

Deer

Giraffe

Lama

White Tiger