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By News Editor on January 20, 2013
Ajnala gurdwara panel excavates historic well where Indian soldiers who revolted against the British were buried. The committee members claim that around 500 soldiers had raised a banner of revolt at Mian Mir Cantonment in Lahore as part of the 1857 uprising and swam across Ravi to reach Ajnala. Of them, 218 were killed by [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged 1857, ajnala, Amritsar, British, colonial, colonial British rule, mutiny, Punjab Archaeology Department |
By News Editor on February 21, 2012
LAHORE – Punjab Archaeology Department and Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) are carrying out conservation work at an important historical monument of 19th Century Baradari of Sher Singh, situated in Kot Khawaja Saeed in Northern Lahore.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Babri Mosque, Baradari, Baradari of Sher Singh, Lahore, Maharaja Sher Singh, Pakistan, Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), punjab, Punjab Archaeology Department, Sikh heritage |
By News Editor on February 2, 2012
LAHORE: The Punjab Archaeology Department in collaboration with the City District Government of Lahore has started work on the conservation project of four historical gates — Sheranwala, Bhati, Kashmiri and Lohari.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Bhati Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Lahore, Lahore Fort, Lohari Gate, Pakistan, Pakistan Punjab, punjab, Punjab Archaeology Department, Shalamar Gardens, Sheranwala Gate |
By News Editor on December 2, 2011
LAHORE: The Punjab Archaeology Department will restore and conserve four gates of the Walled City on a priority, according to officials.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Bhaati Gate and Lohari Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Lahore, Pakistan, punjab, Punjab Archaeology Department, Sheranwala Gate, Walled city |
By News Editor on June 2, 2011
LAHORE: Sheikhupura Fort, a precious heritage dating back to Mughal era seems to be left to decay in the absence of any serious efforts by the authorities concerned with regard to its preservation.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Lahore, Mughal Emperor Jehangir, Mughal structure, Punjab Archaeology Department, Sheikhupura Fort |
By News Editor on May 5, 2011
LAHORE: Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a bridge in Mola Gujjarpura near Lakho Dehar, Ferozwala tehsil that they believe was part of the GT Road in the Mughal era.
Posted in Architectural | Tagged Grand Trunk Road, Lahore, Mughal Heritage, Punjab Archaeology Department |
By News Editor on January 17, 2011
The Shalimar Gardens, a world heritage site and historical monument of Mughal era which once called Royal Pleasure Garden is fast losing its beauty and attraction owing to dilapidated condition of its walls and floors. During a visit of the garden by this scribe on Monday, it was witnessed that most buildings situated in the [...]
Posted in Architectural, Material | Tagged Lahore, Punjab Archaeology Department, Shalimar Gardens, UNESCO, world heritage site |