Amazing Lahore

 by Raja's Photography

This is Lahore Fort additionally ken as Shahi Qila. It is a citadel in the city of Lahore,Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Walled City of Lahore in Iqbal Park, which is one of the most astronomically immense urban parks in Pakistan. The trapezoidal composition is spread over 20 hectares.Origins of the fort elongate far into antiquity but the subsisting base structure was built
during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbarbetween 1556–1605. It was conventionally upgraded by subsequent Mughal rulers and after the fall of the Mughal Imperium it fell to Sikhand British rulers. It has two gates. One of the gates built by Aurangzeb is called Alamgiri gate that opens towards Badshahi mosque and another older gate built by Akbar is called Maseeti or Masjidi gate that opens towards Maseeti area of Walled city. Currently Alamgiri Gate is utilized as the principal ingression while Maseeti Gate is perpetually closed. The
fort manifests the opulent traditions of Mughal architecture. Some of the famous sites inside the fort include Sheesh Mahal, Alamgiri Gate, Naulakha Pavilion, and Moti Masjid.
In 1981, the fort was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Shalimar Gardens. The Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2010 is designed as a replica of the fort.