By admin on August 13, 2010
An agreement has been signed between the German Embassy Islamabad and the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP) regarding the restoration of historic homes in the Walled City of Lahore. According to press release issued here on Tuesday, the Federal Republic of Germany is providing 9.3 million Pakistani rupees for the conservation and rehabilitation of [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged Lahore, Pakistan, Restoration |
By admin on August 12, 2010
Even as a magisterial panel probes the alleged theft of items designed by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, another piece of Chandigarh’s heritage is set to go under the hammer in London. Bonhams is planning to auction a collection of furniture designed by Jeanneret, second cousin of internationally renowned architect Le Corbusier, as [...]
Posted in Material | Tagged Auction, chandigarh, Le Corbusier, London |
By admin on August 10, 2010
While successive governments have failed to preserve the historical fort housing the Sherpur police station, its current SHO has spent lakhs of rupees to restore a major portion of it. Acknowledging his concern for the fort in a shambles and help extended to poor families coming to seek justice, at least 65 social and constitutional [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, Guru Nanak, Mandi, Sherpur Fort, Sikh |
By admin on August 8, 2010
The Centre has given its nod for the restoration and preservation of 250-year-old building, Pothimala, and its murals.A high-level team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the Chandigarh circle led by its superintendent archaeologist VC Sharma along with members from drawing, engineering, chemist and other wings visited Pothimala this morning and carried out [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged ASI, conservation, POthimala |
By admin on July 26, 2010
The provincial capital, often termed the “Garden of Mughals”, is the hub of the province’s cultural heritage. There are various forts, castles, tombs, gardens, minarets and mosques in the city such as the Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, Sunehri Mosque, Tomb of Anarkali and the Tomb of Asif Khan among others.
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged gardens. bagh, Lahore, Mughal, Pakistan |
By admin on July 22, 2010
The restoration work of the 1800-year-old Bathinda Fort has suffered a setback with the collapse of the 50-foot-long portion of the recently repaired wall due to two days of heavy rain here. A major portion of the wall, 3 feet wide and 20 feet high, collapsed yesterday when most parts of the town were flooded [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged bathinda, Restoration, Sikh |
By admin on July 4, 2010
Hundreds of devotees converged at the Golden Temple complex today to take part in the kar sewa initiated to remove and repair over 200-year-old, beautifully carved wooden doors of the Darshani Deodi, the main entrance to the sanctum sanctorum, and install makeshift doors in their place. The old doors will be subjected to repairs and [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Amritsar, conservation, Kar Sewa, SGPC |
By admin on July 2, 2010
Irked over the Centre’s dilly-dallying attitude over returning books and other valuable treasures of the Sikh Reference Library to the SGPC for more than 25 years , the apex Sikh body has finally undertaken the onerous task of resurrecting the library on its own. The Army is yet to return valuable items like manuscripts, paintings, [...]
Posted in Manuscripts | Tagged Amritsar, Manuscript, SGPC |
By admin on June 28, 2010
AMRITSAR: For the first time in the history of Golden Temple the kar sewa of gates of Darshani Deori (entrance to the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple) will be started on July 4 by Sampardaya Kar Sewa Bhuriwale. It will be carried out under the supervision of jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh. The [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Amritsar, conservation, kar seva, SGPC, Sikh |
By admin on June 21, 2010
The historical fort of Phul, which was said to be the origin of Phulkian states (Patiala, Jind, Nabha), has lying in a state of utter neglect courtesy government apathy. Baba Phul had built the fort in 1712 but then, it was like a mud-fort. Later, emperors Hamir Singh, Bharpoor Singh and others showed interest and [...]
Posted in Architectural | Tagged conservation, destruction, patiala, phul, qila mubarak, Sikh |