Hazuri Bagh
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Hazuri Bagh (Template:Langx) is a garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort to the east, Badshahi Mosque to the west, the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh to the north, and the Roshnai Gate to the south. The garden was built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in the style of Mughal gardens. In the centre of the garden stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by the Maharaja in 1818 to celebrate his capture of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Shuja Shah Durrani in 1813.<ref name=AHA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=DT>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=LH>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Serai Alamgiri caravanserai formerly stood where Hazuri Bagh is now located.
HistoryEdit
The Hazuri Bagh garden was planned and built under the supervision of Faqir Azizuddin in the traditional Mughal style layout. After its completion, it is said, Ranjit Singh, at the suggestion of Khushal Singh Jamadar, ordered that marble vandalized from various mausoleums of Lahore to construct a baradari (pavilion) here. This task was given to Khalifa Nooruddin. Elegant carved marble pillars support the baradari's delicate cusped arches. The central area, where Ranjit Singh held court, has a mirrored ceiling. Both the garden and the baradari, originally a 45-foot, three-storey square with a basement approached by fifteen steps, suffered extensive damage during the Sikh wars and was only reclaimed and laid out according to the original plan during the British period. On 19 July 1932, the top story collapsed and was never rebuilt or restored.<ref name=AHA/><ref name=LH/> The tomb of Muhammad Iqbal, completed in 1951, as well as of Sikandar Hayat Khan, the last Premier of the Punjab, lies across from the garden outside of the Badshahi Mosque.<ref name=LH/>
Every Sunday afternoon, people gather in the garden to hear story tellers recite traditional Punjabi Qisse, such as Heer Ranjha and Sassi Punnun, and other Punjabi Sufi poetic pieces.<ref name=DT/>
GalleryEdit
- Badshahi Mosque Sunset.jpg
Hazuri Bagh is at the entryway of Badshahi Mosque
- Muhammad Allama Iqbal’s Tomb.JPG
The Tomb of Allama Iqbal is located within the Hazuri Bagh
- ALLAMA IQBAL RESTING PLACE21.jpg
- Illama Iqbal shrine 01.jpg
Iqbal's tomb and the Hazuri Bagh
- The Hazuri Bagh Pavilion(1870).jpg
Hazuri bagh pavilion in 1870, with Lahore Fort in background
- Hazuri Bagh.JPG
South section, with Roshnai Gate in background
- Hazuri Bagh bardari.jpg
Hazuri Bagh Baradari
- Bara Dari East & North facing sides of The 12 door building July 1 2005.jpg
Baradari with Badshahi Mosque in background
- Hazuri Bagh 1.jpg
Hazuri Bagh
- Hazuri Bagh Baradari with Lahore Fort.jpg
Hazuri Bagh Baradari with Lahore Fort in the background, 2005.
- Lahore Fort from distance.jpg
Hazuri Bagh Baradari with Lahore Fort in the background, 2021.
See alsoEdit
- List of parks and gardens in Lahore
- List of parks and gardens in Pakistan
- List of gardens
- Naulakha pavilion
- Sheesh Mahal
- List of parks and gardens in Karachi
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- A photo of Hazuri Bagh
- An older photo of Hazuri Bagh
- The Herbert Offen Research Collection of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum
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