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Monday

Chauburji The Lost Garden of Mughal Princess Zeb-un-Nisa


Chauburji (Urdu: چو برجی‎) (Chau meaning four, burji meaning tower) is one of the most famous monuments among the structures and buildings of the Mughal era in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Saturday

Begum Shahi Mosque or Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum (1616 - 1617 AD)

 Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum (Urdu: مریم زمانی بیگم کی مسجد) also known as Begum Shahi Mosque (Urdu: مسجد بیگم شاہی ) is a mosque situated in the Walled City of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built by Nuruddin Salim Jahangir, for his mother Mariam-uz-Zamani(Rajkumari Heer Kunwar), a Hindu wife of Mughal Emperor, Akbar. The mosque is located inside the old Masti Gate and is one of Lahore's first mosques.

Friday

The Wazir Khan Mosque


The Wazir Khan Mosque (Punjabi/Urdu: مسجد وزیر خان Masjid Wazir Khan) in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634–1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and a governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan, a popular title bestowed upon him (the word Wazir means 'minister' in Urdu and Persian). The mosque is inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate. The mosque contains some of the finest examples of Qashani tile work from the Mughal period.


Inside Walled City of Lahore

The Walled City of Lahore, also known as the "Old City", or "Androon Shehr" (Western Punjabi: اندرون شہر), (Literal meaning 'Interior City') is the section of Lahore, Punjab, in Pakistan, that was fortified by a city wall during the Mughal era. It is located in the northwestern part of the city.



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