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Lahore Museum

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Lahore Museum
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Lahore Museum
Lahore, Punjab

Lahore Museum is Pakistan's oldest and largest museum, on Mall Road in Lahore, Punjab. Established in 1858, it moved twice before its present building opened in 1894, designed by John Lockwood Kipling and Ram Singh in a mix of Mughal, Gothic and Victorian styles. Known locally as Ajayabghar, the house of wonders, it holds around 60,000 artefacts including Gandhara sculptures, Mughal miniatures and the historic Zamzamah gun at its entrance.

Civic BuildingMuseumsGalleriesColonial ArchitectureIndo Saracenic ArchitectureRed Brick Architecture1849 to 1947 | British Colonial Era ArchesBrick MasonryDomes NichesPietra Dura (Inlay work)Red BrickMughal Revival Architecture1947 till Date | Modern Pakistan Chatri (Domed Kiosk)Arched WindowsJaali (Lattice work)
Red sandstone jali screen with geometric star pattern
White marble portico with carved arches and columns
White marble portico beside a red-brick building with visitors outside
Close-up of a carved white marble plinth panel with floral motif
Base of a white marble pier with carved square panel
White marble pillar with carved panels beside a red-brick wall
White marble plinth panel carved with floral scroll pattern
Close-up of a carved marble panel with flowering scroll design
Close-up of a white marble column base with carved scroll detail
White marble portico with pointed arches and carved floral panel
White marble column capital and carved cornice, seen from below
Carved stone column capitals and arch soffit with Urdu script above
Close-up of a carved marble bracket with floral and scroll relief
Carved marble bracket with floral panel and scroll volute
Dark patterned ceiling with a ceiling fan and hanging brass lantern
Iron-railed pathway between red brick pillars leading to a cannon on a wheeled carriage
Red brick gate pillars with stone urns flanking an iron-railed path
Brass star-shaped lantern hanging from a dark patterned ceiling
Red brick building with a large central dome and white marble portico
Close-up of red brick domes and carved arched windows
Red sandstone jali screen with geometric star pattern
Base of a white marble pier with carved square panel
White marble portico with pointed arches and carved floral panel
Brass star-shaped lantern hanging from a dark patterned ceiling
White marble portico with carved arches and columns
White marble plinth panel carved with floral scroll pattern
White marble column capital and carved cornice, seen from below
Iron-railed pathway between red brick pillars leading to a cannon on a wheeled carriage
White marble portico beside a red-brick building with visitors outside
Close-up of a carved marble panel with flowering scroll design
Close-up of a carved marble bracket with floral and scroll relief
Red brick gate pillars with stone urns flanking an iron-railed path
White marble pillar with carved panels beside a red-brick wall
Close-up of a white marble column base with carved scroll detail
Carved marble bracket with floral panel and scroll volute
Red brick building with a large central dome and white marble portico
Close-up of a carved white marble plinth panel with floral motif
Carved stone column capitals and arch soffit with Urdu script above
Dark patterned ceiling with a ceiling fan and hanging brass lantern
Close-up of red brick domes and carved arched windows