The Shalimar Gardens , sometimes written Shalamar Gardens, is a Persian garden and it was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, modern day Pakistan. Construction began in 1641 A.D. (1051 A.H.) and was completed the following year. The project management was carried out under the superintendence of Khalilullah Khan, a noble of Shah Jahan's court, in cooperation with Ali Mardan Khan and Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni.
The Shalimar Gardens are laid out in the form of an oblong parallelogram, surrounded by a high brick wall, which is famous for its intricate fretwork. The gardens measure 658 meters north to south and 258 meters east to west. In 1981, Shalimar Gardens was included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Lahore Fort, under the UNESCO Convention concerning the protection of the world's cultural and natural heritage sites in 1972.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalimar_Gardens_(Lahore)
Photography : Ibn Hanif
9 Comments:
Nice photos of a nice place to visit!
http://www.enews.pk the Shalamar Garden of lahore is very excellent in picture, i thing it will be one of the best Garden whole over the world.
Hi. This is so beautiful. I think you found some stunning shots here. I particularly like looking through the arch and the views along the walkways. Good job!
Bearfriend xx
Alhumduilah,
This are really nice pictures. It seems like Lahore would be a nice place to visit, Masha Allah.
Your photographs are so evocative that seeing this makes me want to visit there.
And it makes me homesick for a place that was never my home.
I was in India with my wife a couple of months ago and we were at the Taj Mahal and the Itimad-Ud-Daulah. This is my article and the photographs. Would you leave a comment and let me know what you think of them.
Itimad Ud Daulah
Your photographs are stunning and I am so drawn to the one of the door.
Thanks everyone.
David, Thank you so much for introducing your blog. Pictures of Taj Mahal and Itimad Ud Daulah are really amazingly captured.
I am glad to see your interest in these places. I hope that one day you will be able to visit Lahore as well.
Skdd,
Yes, it looked interesting to see a many hundred years old wooden door still doing its job.
Thanks
Your pictures are very evocative, I feel warm nostalgia viewing them. I wish those both within Pakistan and outside it could appreciate the grandeur and beauty the country has to offer; you've captured some of this in your photos - dont stop!
CiBi,
Thank you very much for your words and the time you took see these photos.
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