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Name of monument: Lahore fort
Location: Lahore
Period of Construction: 1584-1849
Material and finishes:Bricks, red sandstone,marble, fresco painting, stucco tracery, pietra dura, aina kari etc.
The Lahore Fort, situated in the northwest corner of the Walled City of Lahore, occupies a site which has been occupied for several millenia. The earliest reference to the fort comes in the history of Lahur (Lahore) compiled by Al-Biruni, which refers to the fort constructed in early 11th century. The Fort was destroyed and rebuilt several times by the early Mughals during the 13th to the 15th centuries baneen . The 21 monuments which survive within its boundaries comprise an outstanding repertory of the forms of Mughal architecture from the reign of Akbar (1542-1605), characterized by standardized masonry of baked brick and red sandstone courses relieved by Hindu motifs including zoomorphic corbels. The Jahangir period (1605-1627) is considered a transition between Akbar and Shah Jahan in which white marble was introduced in the buildings. Shah Jahan’s reign (1627-58), characterized by the use of luxurious marbles, inlays of precious materials and mosaics, set within exuberant decorative motifs of Persian origins.
baneen Akbar’s efforts are exemplified in the Masjidi Gate flanked by two bastions and the Diwan e-Khas-o-Am (Public and Private Audience Hall). Akbar’s successor, Jahangir, finished the large north court (1617-18) begun by Akbar and, in 1624-25, decorated the north and northwest walls of the Fort. Shah Jahan added a complex of buildings surrounding the Court of Shah Jahan (Diwan-e-Khas, Lal Burj, Khwabgah-e-Jahangiri, and the Shish Mahal, 1631-32, one of the most beautiful palaces in the world, sparkling with mosaics of glass, gilt, semi-precious stones and marble screening. Aurangzeb rebuilt the western wall and added Alamgiri Gate, the most impressive structure facing the Badshahi Mosque.
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