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Akbari Serai (1630s) Forecourt to the tombs of Emperor Jahangir and an official, Asaf Khan. |
Ali Mardan Khan Tomb (1657) Tomb of a high official under Shah Jahan. |
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Anarkali Tomb (1615) Traditionally, the tomb of Emperor Jahangir's beloved. |
Asaf Khan Tomb (1642) Tomb of the brother of Nur Jahan and father of Mumtaz Mahal. |
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Badshahi Mosque (1672-74) Emperor Aurangzeb's singular architectural achievement. |
Buddu Tomb (mid 17th-century) Proported tomb of a brickmaker during Shah Jahan's era. |
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Chauburji Gate (1646) An enormous gate to a vanished garden. |
Cypress Tomb (mid 18th-century) A small tomb with well preserved cypress motifs. |
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Dai Anga Mosque (1635) Triple-domed mosque built by Shah Jahan's wet nurse. |
Dai Anga Tomb (1671) Tomb of Shah Jahan's wet nurse. |
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Gulabi Bagh Gateway (1655) Last remnant of a 40,000 sq meter pleasure garden. |
Gul Begum Bagh Garden (1850s) Garden built by the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. |
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Hazrat Mian Mir Tomb (1630s) Tomb of the Sufi saint. |
Hazuri Bagh Garden (1813) Garden built by Ranjit Singh to commemorate the capture of a historic diamond. |
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Jahangir's Tomb (1627-37) The tomb of Shah Jahan's father. |
Kamran's Baradari (1520s or mid-17th c.) Ostensibly the earliest Mughal monument in Lahore. |
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Khan-e-Jahan Bahadur Kokaltash Tomb (1697) Tomb of a high-ranking official in the court of Emperor Aurangzeb. |
Khwaja Mehmud Tomb (mid 17th-century) Tomb of a religious leader from Bukhara. |
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Kos Minar (Mile Pillars) (early 17th century) One of many milestone markers built by Sher Shah Suri and Mughal emperors. |
Lahore Fort (1556-1839) The largest complex of buildings in Lahore, built by successive rulers. |
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Mai Dai Tomb (mid 18th century) A tomb similar in style to the Cypress Tomb. |
Maryam Zamani Mosque (1614) The oldest existing Mughal mosque in Lahore. |
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Mian Khan Tomb (1670s) Tomb of the son of Lahore's prime minister under Shah Jahan. |
Nadira Begum Tomb (1660s) Tomb of Nadira Begum, the wife of Dara Shikoh. |
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Nau Nihal Singh Haveli (1840s) Former grand home of Nau Nihal Singh, the Maharaja of the Punjab. |
Nawankot Monuments (1646) Remains of the east wall of Zeb-un-Nisa's tomb garden. |
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Nur Jahan Tomb (1640s) Tomb of Nur Jahan, the wife of Emperor Jahangir. |
Nusrat Khan's Tomb (late 17th century) Tomb of Nusrat Khan, a courtier of the Shah Jahan era. |
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Prince Pervez Tomb (early 17th century) Ostensibly the tomb of Jahangir's son. |
Sunehri Masjid (1753) A small mosque built in the waning years of the Mughal era. |
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Shahi Hammam Bathhouse (1634) Bathhouse adjacent to Delhi Gate built by Ilmuddi Ansari. |
Shalamar Gardens (1640s) Paradise gardens built by Shah Jahan. |
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Sher Singh Baradari (1840s) A ruined pavilion from the latter days of the Sikh Empire. |
Wazir Khan Baradari (1635) The centerpiece of a former pleasure garden, converted to a library. |
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Wazir Khan Mosque (1634) Built in 1634 by Hakim, Viceroy of Punjab under Shah Jahan. |
Zeb-un-Nisa Tomb (late 17th century) Tomb of Aurangzeb's daughter or a contemporary. |
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Location
The approximate center of Lahore's historical area is 31.583' N, 74.317' E (WGS 84 map datum).
Bibliography:
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