This is not Europe – it’s a street in Lahore”, was the most received comment under the picture of Gali Surjan Singh, once it went viral on the social media in Pakistan. Tourists started hovering in the street to see if it was real or photoshoped because many myths and rumors were in the air. […]
In the previous parts, I wrote about the history and some mesmerising, renowned monuments of Lahore Fort. This piece would feature Shah Jahan’s Quadrangle inside the Lahore Fort, which is not frequented by tourists. Shah Jahan’s Quadrangle is a work of stunning art constructed in white marble which sparkles in the sunlight and glitters in […]
I always thought that why the city has gates? And thus I started my journey to get more and more into this subject. Through the available literature and research I got to know that the city gates connected with walls were traditionally built to provide a point of controlled access to in and out from […]