Wazir khan Mosque
HDR of Wazir Khan Mosque, Pakistan
Ceiling Wazir Khan Mosque Old Lahore City
The Shah Jahan Mosque was built in the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It is located in Thatta, Sindh province, Pakistan. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage and has been to preserved since its entry.
In the town of Thatta (100 km / 60 miles from Karachi) itself, there is famous Shahjahani Mosque with its beautiful architecture. This mosque was built in 1647 during the reign of Mughal King Shah Jahan, also known as the builder King. The mosque is built with red bricks with blue coloured glaze tiles probably imported from another Sindh's town of Hala. The mosque has overall 100 domes and it is world's largest mosque having such number of domes. It has been built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end.
The construction on the Bhong mosque located in Pakistan continued continuously from 1932 to 1982. It is said that the landlord built this mosque because of a dream he had and he believed that he will die if he ever stopped construction on the mosque. It is also said that he died within a week after construction was stopped on the mosque in 1982.
Sons and grandsons of Rais Ghazi Muhammad Indhar still look after the mosque and on my last visit to mosque I saw construction work is still under way.
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Mosque Bhudesar located in Gujrat, Pakistan constructed in 1505 AD by Mahommod Shah bin Muzafar Shah bin Ghiyasuddin, the ruler of Gujrat
Badshahi mosque interior
The Emperor's Mosque from another interesting angle
Badshahi Mosque Lahore, Pakistan
Inside Badshahi Mosque
Shahi Mosque, with peaks of the Hindu Kush in the background, Chitral, Pakistan
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Mahabat Khan Mosque, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Mahabat Khan Mosque, Peshawar, Pakistan
Hiran Minar is set in peaceful evirons near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It was constructed by Emperor Jehangir as a monument to Mansraj, one of his pet deers
The structure consists of a large, almost-square water tank with an octagonal pavilion in its center, built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan; a causeway with its own gateway connects the pavilion with the mainland and a 100-foot-high minar, or minaret.
Uch Sharif
Shrine of Bibi Jawindi at Uch Sharif, Pakistan
Uch or Uch Sharif is located in 75 km from Bahawalpur in Punjab province, Pakistan. Uch is also known as "Alexandria at the Head of the Punjab", is an historical city in Pakistan.
Uch Sharif is a very old town. It is believed that it was founded in 500 BCE. Some historians believe that Uch was there even before the advent of Bikramjit when Jains and Buddhists ruled over the area. At the time of invasion by Alexander the Great, Uch was under Hindu rule." Some historians believe that Mithankot or Chacharan Sharif was the settlement of Alexandria founded by Alexander the Great.
In 710, Muhammad bin Qasim conquered the city and during the Muslim period Uch was one of the centres of Islamic studies of South Asia. There are several tombs of famous mystics (Sufis) in Uch, notably the tombs of Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari and his family. These structures were joined by a series of domed tombs; the first is said to have been built for Baha’ al-Halim by his pupil, the Suharwardiya Sufi saint Jahaniyan Jahangasht (1307-1383) the second for the latter’s great grant daughter, Bibi Jawindi, in 1494 and the third for the latter’s architect.
The Shish Mahal or Hall of Mirrors in the Lahore Fort. The walls are adorned with intricate tile work inlaid with mirrors. It is part of the Naulakha enclosure that served as a pivate quarter or Harem for women. I remember being allowed into this hall as a child, but now a days the government officials are warey of allowing any members of the public actually entering this majestic hall.
Moghul Gazebo
Darbar Mehal was built by some Nawab about 135 years ago, it is now under the control of Pakistan army and it is almost preserved to its full glory
Main hall Darbar Mehal
Chaukundi (Urdu: چوکنڈی) tombs, are attributed to Jokhio and Baloch tribes and were build between 15th and 18th centuries. It is situated 29 km east of Karachi on N-5 National Highway near Landhi Town.The Chaukundi tombs are remarkable for the elaborate and exquisite carving; the style of architecture is not only typical to the region of Sindh but unique in the sense that it is no where else to be found in the Islamic world.
In early 20th century Scholars were attracted by these peculiar type of Graveyards in Sindh and Baluchistan with their orientation from South to North. These graves are constructed in buff sand stone. Their carved decoration presents exquisite craftsmanship. These graves are constructed single or some time from two to eight raised on a common platform .Their primary sarcophagus having six vertical slabs as two long slabs stands on each sides of the grave and covers the body and rest of two vertical slabs covers the head and foot side. These Six slabs are covered by second sarcophagus and having six more vertical slabs on it but similar in size to make this grave as pyramid in shape .This upper (second sarcophagus) is further covered four or five horizontally slabs and the top most (third) Sarcophagus is set vertically with its northern end carved in to knob knows as crown or turban. These tombs are embellished besides geometrical hoard and motifs with figural representation such as mounted horsemen, hunting scene, arms, jewellery etc.
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This is Karachi, Pakistan - the City of Lights.
The place photographed is the newly constructed Bagh-i-Ibn-e-Qasim in Clifton - the biggest park in Pakistan (so far). The monument focused in the photograph is the Jehangir Kothari Parade.
The park is quite scenic and beautiful, especially at night when it's fully lit up.
Mohatta Palace, Pakistan
Daravar Fort Mosque, Pakistan
Rohtas Fort, Pakistan
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The tomb of Jam Nido at Makli Hills, Thatta, Pakistan
Jam Nido was a Summa ruler who reigned from 1461-1508. His Imperial mausoleum is located at Makli Hills.
The necropolis at Makli Hills is one of the largest in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind until the seventeenth century, in what is the southeastern province of present-day Pakistan.
