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Chauburji

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Chauburji
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Chauburji
Lahore, Punjab

Chauburji is the surviving gateway of a now lost Mughal garden built in 1646 on the left bank of the Ravi in Lahore. It was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan's daughter Jahan Ara Begum. As the sole surviving structure of what was once a garden extending across several kilometers of south Lahore, Chauburji carries value as evidence of what the city's Mughal landscape looked like at its peak

MonumentsParksGardens 1526 to 1707CE | Mughal Empire EraArchesAxial SymmetryCalligraphyChar Bagh layoutFour Centered ArchesMinaretsRed BrickPietra Dura (Inlay work)Kashi Kari ( Mosaic Tilework)NichesArched WindowsIwan & PishtaqGateway or ArchwayMughal ArchitectureMughal Garden
Chauburji's four minarets beyond a lawn, with a viaduct curving at left
Flowering-plant tile panel in a blue border of orange and white leaves
Tops of three minarets with tiled bands and red pierced parapets
View through the shaded gateway passage to a paved forecourt and a red bus beyond
Brick path between hedges leading to Chauburji's gateway and minarets
Backlit view up the facade to a honeycomb vault and two minarets
Arched balcony niche framed by tile with circular Arabic medallions
Calligraphy band under three dark window openings, above a tile-edged arch
Minaret with an exposed brick shaft below a tiled upper section
Chauburji's tiled gateway and four minarets from the garden path
Minaret base with a flowering-tree tile panel above a brick plinth
Fruit-dish tile frieze between a lattice balcony and an arched alcove
Central arch with a calligraphy band, honeycomb vault and tile-bordered entrance
Pier corner with a vase panel and a rosette panel above plain worn plaster
Brick-shafted minaret with a tiled crown, a second minaret beside it
Chauburji's minaret and arch beside an elevated metro viaduct
Central arch with inscription bands above the vaulted entrance passage
Minaret base panels above a brick plinth, beside an alcove with a ribbed vault
Recessed niche framed by vase-motif tile panels on the gateway wall
Minaret side panels and an arched balcony niche edged in yellow tile
Chauburji's four minarets beyond a lawn, with a viaduct curving at left
Brick path between hedges leading to Chauburji's gateway and minarets
Chauburji's tiled gateway and four minarets from the garden path
Minaret base panels above a brick plinth, beside an alcove with a ribbed vault
Flowering-plant tile panel in a blue border of orange and white leaves
Arched balcony niche framed by tile with circular Arabic medallions
Minaret base with a flowering-tree tile panel above a brick plinth
Chauburji's minaret and arch beside an elevated metro viaduct
Tops of three minarets with tiled bands and red pierced parapets
Calligraphy band under three dark window openings, above a tile-edged arch
Central arch with a calligraphy band, honeycomb vault and tile-bordered entrance
Central arch with inscription bands above the vaulted entrance passage
Backlit view up the facade to a honeycomb vault and two minarets
Minaret with an exposed brick shaft below a tiled upper section
Pier corner with a vase panel and a rosette panel above plain worn plaster
Recessed niche framed by vase-motif tile panels on the gateway wall
View through the shaded gateway passage to a paved forecourt and a red bus beyond
Fruit-dish tile frieze between a lattice balcony and an arched alcove
Brick-shafted minaret with a tiled crown, a second minaret beside it
Minaret side panels and an arched balcony niche edged in yellow tile