LAHORE FORT

The Lahore Fort is one of the three great palaces built by the Mughals of South Asia. Standing in the north-western corner of the old city, it boasts the work of four great Mughal Emperors (Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb). No one is sure about the exact date of its construction.

It contains now over thirty different buildings and structures which representing different eras of its history. The fort can be divided into six blocks, in addition to the Shah Burj Complex. These areas are: Akbar’s Quadrangle, Diwan-e-Aam Quadrangle, Jahangir’s Quadrangle, Moti Masjid Quadrangle, Shah Jahan’s Quadrangle, Paeen Bagh Quadrangle and Shish Mahal.

The most important components of Lahore Fort are: Masti Gate, Diwan-e-Aam (Hall of common audience), Daulat Khana-e-Khas-o-Aam (hall of special and common audience), Bari Khawabgah (large sleeping chamber), Dalan-e-sang-e-Surkh, Khawabgah-e-Shah Jahan, Diwan-e-Khas, Hammam-e-Shahi, Paeen Bagh (ladies garden), Ladies Mosque, Shish Mahal, Hathi Paer (elephant Path) and Moti Masjid.

The fort has two museums, one located in the Bari Khawabgah in Jahangir's quadrangle and the other comprising two new galleries in Dalan-e-sang-e-Surkh in Moti Mosque Quadrangle.