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Fort and Shalamar Gardens
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#16 of 138 things to do in Lahore
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Gardens
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8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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The impressive Mughal complex consists of the old walls, buildings and the terraced gardens.
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Afaq A
12 contributions
Fort & Shalamar Gardens with +923334033331
Jan 2021 • Friends
We took a tour of Lahore Fort & Shalimar Gardens by Pakistan Guided Tours. They arranged each & everything in a fantastic way. We highly recommend their tourism services. You can call Pakistan Guided Tours on their above WhatsApp number to take a wonderful & fantastic tour of Pakistan or Lahore.
Highly recommend!!!
Written January 27, 2021
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KamranShaukatAliKhan
Lahore, Pakistan135 contributions
Symbol of Lahore
Nov 2013 • Family
I've been visiting it since I was a child. Being native to Lahore, I admire how beautiful it looks to be around Menar-e-Pakistan (tower of Pakistan)
The govt has recently done some work on the vicinity and I heard it's gone even better. I gotta pay a visit soon again.
Written September 7, 2014
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ren c
ren c
Dakar, Senegal5 contributions
Glorious Past! Must Visit
May 2014 • Solo
A UNESCO Heritage Site, The fort was constructed in 1566 AD by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, on the ruins of a mud fort which existed as early as 1021 AD. truly a beautiful piece of a glorious past but it was heartbreaking to see that had fallen into ruin and disrepair but coming across work being done by a group of restoration workers was a relief.The Lahore Fort, aloso known locally Shahi Qilla, is situated right across the famous Bardadi at the entrance of Royal Mosque with its grandeur. Eelaborately decorated courtyards and pavilions it has 13 gates in a rectangular Mughal architecture with ample space to allow several elephants carrying members of the royal family to enter at one time.The gardens are in the Mughal style, similar to the Taj Mahal and many other historic sites around Pakistan and northern India. There are a flight of stone steps specially built for ceremonial elephant processions. I loved this fort and the gardens - it was sweltering hot. I was not worried about being in Pakistan on a trip coming with an excellent caring guide. Went with a Local travel agent Vertical Explorers Tours on a trip to Pakistan and well recommended to visit here, worth the hot weather
Written April 18, 2015
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Gail D
11 contributions
Beautiful. so much to see and loads to learn.
Aug 2013 • Friends
I absolutely love the fort in Lahore. It's a really beautiful design and is massive so there's loads to look around. Pakistan is (in my opinion) full of beautiful hidden gems like this.
Written July 28, 2014
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Companion32465
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.1 contribution
Happy to see my seperated land.
Fort in Lahore is well kept and is worth to visit,
Shalimar garden surronding is not upto the mark,and the garden maintance
is average,It needs to be beautified.
Written May 16, 2005
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Ashfaq Khan
Lahore, Pakistan150 contributions
Two world heritage sites
Nov 2018
Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens are two world heritage sites in the city of Lahore and both are world class tourist attractions. Best to visit winters
Written December 12, 2018
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risal
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina19 contributions
crumbling glory
Mar 2012 • Family
The Pakistani authorities should be ashamed for letting this fort, much smaller than the Red Fort in Delhi but definitely worth the visit - or would be, if they would only restore and clean it up. The mirror-work in the Shish Mahal is falling away and the grounds are dusty and unkempt, but the little Naulakha pavilion is still a gem.
Written April 5, 2012
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Ali Zulfiqar
Lahore, Pakistan4 contributions
Great
Feb 2020 • Friends
Mughal Garden & Historical Place For Tourist Attraction. I have Been Great Time With Friends And Enjoy Alot
Written February 16, 2020
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smkhanmd
Lahore, Pakistan75 contributions
historical places
May 2019 • Family
both places have good historical background and a lot of history in the fort please see the museum which is very interesting and will show you very nice pictures of that era
Written July 1, 2019
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Urooj S
34 contributions
Disappinting
Feb 2018
The Fort of course is a great place always however the citizens of Paksitan make every good experience to a nightmae. We wanted to go on a Saturday however the Chief Minister was distributing some things thus the whole complex of the fort and the mosque was closed to tourists - a big disappointment. These historic places should not be used for political gains. We managed to go on Sunday with our eight foreign friends - it was a beautiful day but filled with uncontrollable crowd - it was overwhelming. The young males continued to harass the females in our group thus making our trip to the fort into a embarrassing one. Lesson learned - never go on a weekend Second people should be fined for writing on walls and maybe the entrance fee for Pakistanis should be increased a bit - Rs. 20 for such a great attraction is a bit too low..
Written March 1, 2018
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