Lahore Fort
| Fort and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore | |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| Alamigiri Gate of Lahore Fort |
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 Pakistan
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | (i) (ii) (iii) |
| Reference No .: | 171 |
| UNESCO region : | Asia and Pacific |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1981 ( session 5 ) |
| Red list : | 2000-2012 |
The Lahore Fort ( Punjabi and Urdu شاہی قلعہ) is a citadel in the Pakistani city of Lahore . The fort is located at the north end of the walled city of Lahore and covers an area of more than 20 hectares. It includes 21 notable monuments, some of which from the time of the Indian Grand Mogul Akbar I come from.
location
The Lahore Fort is located north of Lahore near the Badshahi Mosque and Shalimar Gardens
history
The area around the Lahore Fort has been inhabited for thousands of years. The origin of the Lahore Fort is still unclear. The fort was first mentioned during the reign of Mahmud of Ghazni in the 11th century. The fort was made of clay and was completely destroyed by the Mongols during the invasion of Lahore in 1241 . A new fort was in 1267 by the Turkish Mamelukes built -Sultan Balban. This fort was destroyed by the Timur invasion in 1398 and rebuilt in 1421 by the Sayyid ruler Mubarak Shah Sayyid. The fort was occupied by Sheikh Ali from Kabul in 1430. The occupation lasted until 1526. The current appearance of the fort goes back to the time of Akbars I in 1575. The precarious location of the fort on the western border of the empire meant that it had to be reinforced. Emperor Jahangir had the fort rebuilt in 1612 and added a pavilion and a stone picture wall decorated with mosaic. The mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum was built in the style of the Lahore fort. The mosque was not financed by Jahangir, but required his building permit. The mosque served as a gathering for Muslims for Friday prayers . Shah Jahan built the Diwan-i-Aam , a Persian-style assembly hall, and the Pearl Mosque ( Moti Masjid ) from white marble. Grand Mogul Aurangzeb had the Alamgiri Gate built. The gate is a landmark in Lahore and was written on the former Pakistani rupee . The Mughals lost the fort to the Durranis , who in turn lost it to the Marathas . The fort was occupied by Bhangi Misl from 1767 to 1799. The Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh took over the fort from Misl in 1799. The fort remained in the possession of Ranjit Singh and his family until 1849, the end of the Sikh Empire . The Sikhs used parts of the fort for their own purposes and added a temple, property and a pavilion. The Diwan-i-Aam mosque was destroyed in a military conflict in 1842. During excavations in 1959, archaeologists found a gold coin from the era of Mahmud Ghazvani. Further excavations led to the discovery of other structures that were attached to the Lahore Fort.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Pakistani government nominated the Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Both structures were included in the list of World Heritage Sites at a conference in Sydney in 1981. At the request of the Pakistani government, the World Heritage Site Kaohre Fort and Shalimar Gardens was included in the UNESCO Red List of World Heritage in Danger in 2000 . The two structures were threatened by the construction of a road and required extensive renovation. The renovation took place from 2006 with financial support from European countries. Both structures were removed from the red list in 2012 after the renovation was completed.
Web links
- Fort and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lahore Fort. Pakistantoursguide.com, accessed on November 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Notable Buildings and Structures of Lahore Fort: Pakistan Tourist Guide, accessed April 13, 2015 .
- ↑ VIII.30 Fort and Shalamar Gardens of Lahore (Pakistan). UNESCO archive, accessed on November 24, 2018 (report of the 24th meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Cairns (Australia) from November 27 to December 2, 2000).
- ↑ Shalimar Garden, Lahore Fort not in danger anymore. Pakistan Today, accessed April 13, 2015 .
Coordinates: 31 ° 35 ′ 17 ″ N , 74 ° 18 ′ 55 ″ E
Cultural heritage: Archaeological ruins in Moenjodaro (1980) | Taxila (1980) | Buddhist ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and adjacent relics in Sahr-i-Bahlol (1980) | Historic Monuments in Makli, Thatta (1981) | Fortress and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore (1981) | Rohtas Fortress (1997)