Editing Ranjit Singh (section)

===Gurdwaras===
Perhaps Singh's most lasting legacy was the restoration and expansion of the Harmandir Sahib, the most revered Gurudwara of the Sikhs, which is now known popularly as the "Golden Temple".<ref>{{cite book|author=Eleanor Nesbitt|title=Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=XebnCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 |year= 2016|publisher= Oxford University Press|isbn= 978-0-19-874557-0|pages=64–65}}</ref> Much of the present decoration at the Harmandir Sahib, in the form of gilding and marblework, was introduced under the patronage of Singh, who also sponsored protective walls and a water supply system to strengthen security and operations related to the temple.<ref name=lafontp95>{{cite book|author=Jean Marie Lafont|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Lord of the Five Rivers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjduAAAAMAAJ |year=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-566111-8 |pages=95–96 }}</ref> He also directed the construction of two of the most sacred Sikh temples, being the birthplace and place of assassination of Guru Gobind Singh – [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]] and [[Takht Sri Hazur Sahib]], respectively – whom he much admired.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} The nine-storey tower of [[Gurdwara Baba Atal]] was constructed during his reign.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Teja |first=Charanjit Singh |date=29 March 2021 |title=Guru's legacy muralled on wall in Gurdwara Baba Attal Rai |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/arts/gurus-legacy-muralled-on-wall-in-gurdwara-baba-attal-rai-231518 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129121258/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/arts/gurus-legacy-muralled-on-wall-in-gurdwara-baba-attal-rai-231518 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{wide image|Golden temple pano.jpg|800px|The [[Harmandir Sahib]] (also known as the Golden Temple) was completely renovated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.}}
[[File:Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Amritsar 01.jpg|thumb|Statue of Ranjit Singh in [[Amritsar]].]]