Lahore Fort - one of the city's great monuments |
UNESCO World Heritage Site - Lahore Fort |
Northwestern bastion, Lahore Fort |
Arcaded section of wall, Lahore Fort |
An outer gate added to Lahore Fort during the British Period |
Lahore Fort - destroyed by the Mongols in 1241 and again by Timur in 1381. |
The most famous structure in Pakistan - the Alamgiri Gate built by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, 1637 |
Alamgiri Gate - the western gate to Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate is best photographed in the afternoon from the garden, Hazuri Bagh |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
The Pakistani flag flying over the Amalgiri Gate |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate facing Hazuri Bagh garden |
The Hazuri Bagh Baradari in the garden to the west of Lahore Fort |
Lahore Fort is known locally as Shahi Qila |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Pakistani girls, Hazuri Bagh |
Pakistani boys, Lahore Fort |
The Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort - 450m x 17m |
The Pictured Wall, started under Jahangir and completed by Shah Jahan in 1631 |
Detail of the Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Gate through the Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Elephant mosaic, Lahore Fort |
Camel mosaic, Lahore Fort |
Mosaic on the Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort |
The Pictured Wall forms the outer part of the Shish Mahal Palace, Lahore Fort |
Entering Lahore Fort through the Pictured Wall Gate |
Hathi Paer - the Elephant Path, built by Shah Jahan 1631-32 |
Climbing the Elephant Path, Lahore Fort |
Climbing the Elephant Path, Lahore Fort |
The Elephant Path climbs around this courtyard |
The Alamgiri Gate seen from inside Lahore Fort |
Shish Mahal - Palace of Mirrors, Lahore Fort, 1631-32 |
Entrance to the outer courtyard of the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Decorative arts - pietra dura - Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Artwork of the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Outer Courtyard, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Outer Courtyard, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Outer Courtyard of the Shish Mahal |
Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal-Lahore Fort |
Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal-Lahore Fort |
Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal-Lahore Fort |
Arcade around the Inner Courtyard of the Shish Mahal |
Shish Mahal Panorama, Lahore Fort |
Mirror Mosaic, Shish Mahal - the Palace of Mirrors (Crystal Palace) |
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Pietra Dura decorations, Shish Mahal |
Carved Marble Screen, Shish Mahal |
Carved Marble Screen, Shish Mahal |
Mirror Mosaic, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
The climate does not appear to have been kind to the decorations of the Shish Mahal |
Carved Marble Screen, Shish Mahal |
Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Inside the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Interior of the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal |
Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal |
Hall of Mirrors, Lahore Fort |
Hall of Mirrors, Lahore Fort |
Marble screen, Lahore Fort |
Mughal architecture, Lahore Fort |
Mughal architecture, Lahore Fort |
Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal |
Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal |
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Fresco, Sish Mahal, Lahore Fort |
Niche, Shish Mahal |
Shish Mahal |
Outer Courtyard with Octagonal Tower, Shish Mahal |
Courtyard of the Khalwat Khana - 3rd courtyard from the left along the north side of Lahore Fort |
Outer north wall, Lahore Fort |
Tahir Razia vandalized this room of Lahore Fort |
Diwan-e-Khas, marble pavilion in Shah Jahan's Quadrangle, 1645 |
Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience, 1645 |
Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience, 1645 |
Window overlooking the northern wall, Lahore Fort |
Shah Jahan's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort - Shahi Qila |
Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience |
Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience |
Shah Jahan's Quadrangle - the 4th Courtyard - Lahore Fort |
Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience - Shahi Qila |
Dewan-e-Khas, Lahore Fort - Shahi Qila |
Shah Jahan's Quarters, Lahore Fort |
Shah Jahan's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort - Shahi Qila |
4th Courtyard from the left along the north side of Lahore Fort |
Shah Jahan's Quarters, Lahore Fort |
A group of Pakistani tourists visiting Lahore Fort |
Restored part of Lahore Fort |
Jahangir's Quadrangle, the 5th Courtyard along the north side of Lahore Fort |
Pavilion in the northeast corner of Jahangir's Quadrangle |
Jahangir's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort |
Jahangir's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort |
A group of Pakistani boys in Jahangir's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort |
Playful Pakistani kids, Lahore Fort |
Bari Khawabgha - the Large Sleeping Chambers of Jahangir, now a musuem |
Posing Pakistanis, Lahore Fort |
Back side of the Diwan-e-Aam, Lahore Fort |
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience built under Shah Jahan, 1631-32 |
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort |
Balcony where the ruler would make public appearances |
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience |
Roof of the Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort |
The Hall of Public Audience with its 40 pillars |
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience |
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience |
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience |
Craftsmen with power tools carving red sandstone for the restoration of a bannister, Lahore Fort |
Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort |
The eastern gate of Lahore Fort, Maseeti Gate, now closed |
Boy posing on a cannon, Lahore Fort |
The British occupied Lahore Fort 1846-1927 |
This cannon is brought to you by King George IV |
Maseeti Gate, Lahore Fort |
Boy in a fancy Sindhi cap, Lahore |
Family of Pakistani tourists, Lahore Fort |
South wall of Lahore Fort |
Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort |
Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort |
Fountain with animals and wheels, Lahore Fort |
Garbage-filled well, Lahore Fort |
South tower of the Alamgiri Gate with one of the minarets of Badshahi Mosque |
Alamgiri Gate from inside Lahore Fort |
Makatip Khana, the office of the Secretariat, 1617-18 |
Makatip Khana where Jahangir's clerks maintained palace records |
Moti Masjid - the mosque of Lahore Fort |
Moti Masjid - the mosque of Lahore Fort |
Souvenir shop, Lahore Fort |
Circle of Lahore Fort complete - back at the entrance to the Shish Mahal |
Alamgiri Gate |
Alamgiri Gate |
Ramp inside Alamgiri Gate |
Ramp inside Alamgiri Gate |
Map of Lahore Fort |
History of Lahore Fort |
Inside the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Inside the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Climbing the Alamgiri Gate - for a tip to the man with the key |
Bastion to the north of the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
The Sikh Gurdwara seen from the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore |
On the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
View north to the Shish Mahal and Elephant Path from Alamgiri Gate |
For the best views from Alamgiri Gate to Badshahi Mosque, it would be best to come in the morning |
On top of the Alamgiri Gate |
On top of the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
North Tower of the Alamgiri Gate |
I guess it's not common to see photographers on top of the Alamgiri Gate |
South Tower of the Alamgiri Gate |
Southwestern corner tower, Lahore Fort |
View inside Lahore Fort from the Alamgiri Gate |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Inside of Alamgiri Gate |
Shrine of some kind inside Lahore Fort |
Visit Beautiful Pakistan - too bad tourism is pretty much shut down these days |
Massive doors to Lahore Fort, Alamgiri Gate |
Alamgiri Gate in the late afternoon light |
Pakistani flag, Alamgiri Gate |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
The green square between Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort |