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Architectural Building Attractions In Punjab Province

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Punjab is Pakistan's second largest province by area, after Balochistan, and its most populous province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is bordered by the Pakistan provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the enclave of Islamabad, and Azad Kashmir. It also shares borders with the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. The provincial capital of Punjab is the city Lahore, a cultural, historical, economic and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan where the country's cinema industry, and much of its fashion industry, are based.Punja...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Punjab Province

  • 1. Clock Tower Faisalabad
    The Faisalabad Clock Tower is a clock tower in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, and is one of the oldest monuments still standing in its original state from the period of the British Raj. It was built by the British, when they ruled much of the South Asia during the nineteenth century. The foundation of majestic Clock Tower was laid on 14 November 1903 by the British lieutenant governor of Punjab Sir Charles Riwaz and the biggest local landlord belonging to the Mian Family of Abdullahpur. The fund was collected at a rate of Rs. 18 per square of land. The fund thus raised was handed over to the Municipal Committee which undertook to complete the project. The locals refer to it as Ghanta Ghar گھنٹہ گھر in Urdu which translates into Hour House in English. It is located in the older part ...
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  • 2. Grand Jamia Masjid Lahore
    Grand Jamia Mosque Lahore is a mosque located in Bahria Town, Lahore, Pakistan. With a capacity of 70,000 worshippers, it is the third largest mosque in Pakistan and the seventh largest mosque in the world.Designed by Nayyar Ali Dada, it was inaugurated on Eid al-Adha on 6 October 2014. It can accommodate 25,000 worshipers indoors, while the courtyard and corridor leading to the main halls of worship can accommodate a total of 70,000. The architecture is influenced by Badshahi Masjid, Wazir Khan Mosque and Sheikh Zayed Mosque, with construction costs of over 4 billion rupees .The structure comprises four minarets, each 165 ft tall, and a grand dome, which is surrounded by 20 smaller domes. The exterior is surfaced with 4 million handmade Multani tiles. The interior is decorated with custom...
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  • 3. Gurudwara Dera Sahib Lahore
    A gurdwara , meaning the doorway to the Guru, is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.
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  • 4. Poonch House Rawalpindi
    In Spring 1947, an uprising against the Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir broke out in the Poonch jagir, an area bordering the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab and the Hazara district of the North-West Frontier Province in the future Pakistan. Starting as a local affair, it eventually led to the First Kashmir War fought between India and Pakistan, and the formation of Azad Kashmir. The Poonch jagir has since been divided across Azad Kashmir, administered by Pakistan and the state of Jammu and Kashmir, administered by India.
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  • 5. General Post Office Lahore Lahore
    The General Post Office is the main post office in Lahore, Pakistan. Located at GPO Chowk on Mall Road near Anarkali, the GPO is Pakistan's largest. On average, it handles 20,000 pieces of mail per day.
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  • 6. Chauburji Lahore
    Chauburji is Mughal era monument in the city of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Shah Jahan period monument previously acted as a gateway to a large garden, and was built in 1646 C.E.
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  • 7. Sunehri Masjid Lahore
    The Sunheri Mosque , also known as the Talai Mosque, is a late Mughal architecture-era mosque in the Walled City of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
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  • 8. Multan Garrison Mess Multan
    This is a list of all the notable places in Multan City and its surroundings. Mausoleum of Baha-ud-Din Zakariya Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam Mausoleum of Shah Shams Sabzwari Mausoleum of Syed Musa Pak Mausoleum of Shah Gardez Mausoleum of Mai Maharban is 1000 years old Eidgah Mosque Old City Multan also called Walled City Multan Khooni Burj or Bloody Bastion on Multan City Wall Faseel Multan Haram Gate and other gates of Multan The City Hall, Multan Municipal Corporation or Clock Tower Multan Haram Gate existing old gate of Walled City Multan Multan Arts Council building and events Multan Fort Art Gallery on Damdama of Fort Kohna Multan Ibne Qasim Cricket Stadium Ruins of Parhaland Temple in Fort Kohna Multan Delhi Gate, Multan Multan Garrison Mess or Service club MGM 1880 AD in Multan Ca...
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  • 9. Akbari Sarai Lahore
    The Akbari Sarai is a large caravan inn that is located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Dating from 1637, the sarai was originally built for travelers, as well as for caretakers of the Tomb of Jahangir. The sarai is most notable for being the best-preserved example in Pakistan, as well as for its large gateway that is richly embellished with pietra dura that serves as a portal to the tomb of Jahangir.
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  • 10. Victoria Girls High School Lahore
    Karachi is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, and sixth-most-populous city proper in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. Karachi is also Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as the busiest airport in Pakistan. Though the Karachi region has been inhabited for millennia, the city was founded as the fortified village of Kolachi in 1729. The settlement drastically increased in importance with the arrival of British East India company in the mid 19th century, who not only embarked on major works to transform the city i...
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  • 12. Samadhi of Ranjit Singh Lahore
    The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is a 19th-century building in Lahore, Pakistan that houses the funerary urns of the Jat Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh . It is located adjacent the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque, as well the Gurdwara Dera Sahib which marks the spot where the 5th guru of Sikhism, Guru Arjan Dev, died.
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  • 14. Bhatti Gate Lahore
    Aziz Bhatti Town is an administrative town in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It forms one of the 10 municipalities of Lahore City District. The town is named after war hero Raja Aziz Bhatti.
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  • 15. Roshnai Gate Lahore
    Roshnai Gate or Gate of Lights is one of the thirteen gates within the Walled City of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was the main entry into Lahore for emperors and nobles during the Mughal, and later Sikh period. Its extended height and width is testament to its use by emperors' caravans of elephants. Since the Ravi river once flowed alongside the northern wall of the Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque, the gate was profusely illuminated during night to aid travelers. It is for this reason that the gate has been named as “Roshnai Darwaza” or the “gate of light”. It is considered to be the oldest of Lahore's gates, and is only gate that has been preserved in its original shape.
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