 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 |