The architecture of the walled city of Lahore represents the glimpse of the rich cultural heritage and its amazing ability of uniqueness. The Lahore has become the residence of the Mughals, Sikhs, British rule, so it represents the cultural values of all these dynasties. Just like this, the architect done by them on the infrastructure and on the buildings and monuments display the style of each empire or raj.
These buildings are the mixture of Western and Islamic designs which made it even more interesting and eye-catching. There are some newer building which has different architecture and newer designs. The main and important thing about the architecture of the walled city of Lahore is that not inspiring with the Western culture but also having the statements in it, which is always appreciated by the viewer and it holds their attention.
Walled City Lahore Famous Places
Majority of the architecture of the walled city of Lahore was inspired and adapted from Muslims and there was less influence of other religions like Sikhism, Buddhism, Hinduism. The walled city of Lahore represents the masterpiece of the architecture of the ancient times. The strong thirteen gates of the walled city of Lahore like Yakki, Mori, Mochi, Delhi, Shan’wali, Taxali, Bhatti, and Khizri etc are part of the architecture of the walled city of Lahore. It also has the mosques and havelis present within it, which are becoming Tourist Attractions in Lahore
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REMAININGS OF ROYALS
The walled city of Lahore has been secured by building the huge walled around it. It was done by the Mughal emperor Akbar in regard to secure the city. It was dismantled much time but it was recreated by Ranjeet Singh and he also digs the surroundings of the walled city, these surroundings now have beautiful gardens except on the North side of the walled city of Lahore.
Lahore is the city of Mughals and it has been largely ruled over the Mughals. Those Mughals were largely Hindus but after the arrival of Akbar, it was the combination of the Hindus and Muslims. The architect of the walled city is also carried out from Mughals. The mosque of the walled city is large and they don’t have doors in it to get the air inside. Each Mughal emperor has diverse design in the architect but each and every building is unique and worthy in its own way. The tombs and Mosque were also the main part of the architect of the Mughals within the old city. The forts of Mughals clearly exhibits the wealth and power of the Mughals, but they aren’t getting failed in making the other sites amazing.
Conclusion
The architecture of the walled city of Lahore has always attained the attention of the tourist which has also help in improving and generating the revenues of the country and has put in to boost the economy of the country. The architect of the Mughals cannot be compared by any other architecture.
