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Lahore fort

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Lahore fort
Walled City, Lahore, Punjab

Lahore Fort, the Shahi Qila, is a Mughal fortress and palace in the north-west corner of the Walled City of Lahore. Rebuilt in burnt brick by Akbar on a far older mound and enlarged by Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb, it holds the Diwan-e-Aam, the Sheesh Mahal, the Naulakha and the tile-covered Picture Wall. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

1526 to 1707CE | Mughal Empire EraMughal ArchitectureFortsArchitecture TypeArchaeological SitesUNESCO World Heritage SiteRoyal Court or DarbarRoyal ResidenceMilitary Architecture1760 to 1849 | Sikh Period Stone MasonryBrick MasonryRed BrickKashi Kari ( Mosaic Tilework)JharokaWhite Marble (Sang e marmar)Red SandstoneFour Centered ArchesArabesqueAina Kari (Glasswork)Frescoes
The Alamgiri Gate glowing in late-afternoon light
Five cusped arches of the Sheesh Mahal opening onto the court
Tile mosaic of an elephant chasing a horseman on the Picture Wall
The Naulakha from an angle, its bangla roof curving over the marble walls
The Diwan-e-Aam at the end of a path through its charbagh garden
The full front of the Diwan-e-Khas, clipped shrubs at its steps
The Bari Khwabgah, Jahangir's sleeping chamber, beyond purple flower beds
The Moti Masjid's courtyard and five-arched prayer hall under three domes
The Naag Temple in its courtyard, with Lahore Fort's brick walls behind
A long stretch of the Picture Wall, tiled panels below the palace pavilions
Sikh-period fresco of seated figures in the Sheesh Mahal
The two-storey arcaded front of the Daulat Khana-e-Khas-o-Aam, facing Jahangir's Quadrangle
Floral inlay on the underside of a cusped arch, Diwan-e-Khas
A king on a white horse fighting a lion, a tile panel on the Picture Wall
The marble jharoka of the Daulat Khana-e-Khas-o-Aam, set in the back wall of the Diwan-e-Aam
The finial on a white dome of the Moti Masjid
Inside the Diwan-e-Khas, rows of pillars over the patterned marble floor
The glittering mirror ceiling of the Sheesh Mahal
A winged angel in tile mosaic in a spandrel of the Picture Wall
Lotus-petal base of a fluted bastion at the Alamgiri Gate
The Alamgiri Gate glowing in late-afternoon light
The Diwan-e-Aam at the end of a path through its charbagh garden
A long stretch of the Picture Wall, tiled panels below the palace pavilions
The glittering mirror ceiling of the Sheesh Mahal
Five cusped arches of the Sheesh Mahal opening onto the court
The Bari Khwabgah, Jahangir's sleeping chamber, beyond purple flower beds
Sikh-period fresco of seated figures in the Sheesh Mahal
The finial on a white dome of the Moti Masjid
Tile mosaic of an elephant chasing a horseman on the Picture Wall
The Moti Masjid's courtyard and five-arched prayer hall under three domes
Floral inlay on the underside of a cusped arch, Diwan-e-Khas
Inside the Diwan-e-Khas, rows of pillars over the patterned marble floor
The full front of the Diwan-e-Khas, clipped shrubs at its steps
The Naag Temple in its courtyard, with Lahore Fort's brick walls behind
A king on a white horse fighting a lion, a tile panel on the Picture Wall
A winged angel in tile mosaic in a spandrel of the Picture Wall
The Naulakha from an angle, its bangla roof curving over the marble walls
The two-storey arcaded front of the Daulat Khana-e-Khas-o-Aam, facing Jahangir's Quadrangle
The marble jharoka of the Daulat Khana-e-Khas-o-Aam, set in the back wall of the Diwan-e-Aam
Lotus-petal base of a fluted bastion at the Alamgiri Gate