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Pakistan has rich history and spectacular architecture. This thread shows the architecture of Pakistan throughout history, and which still stands today in Pakistan.


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Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan
Mohenjo-daro (Urdu: موئن جودڑو, Sindhi: موئن جو دڙو, English: Mound of the dead) was a city of the Indus Valley Civilization built around 2600 BC and is located in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. This ancient five thousand year old city is the largest of Indus Valley and is widely recognized as one of the most important early cities of South Asia and the Indus Valley Civilization. Mohenjo Daro was one of the world’s first cities and contemporaneous with ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. It is sometimes referred to as "An Ancient Indus Valley Metropolis".


Early farming village in Mehrgarh, c. 7000 BC, with houses built with mud bricks.

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The Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro

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Excavated by the Harappa Archaeological Research Project in 1993, this large corbelled drain was built in the middle of an abandoned gateway at Harappa to dispose of rainwater and sewage.

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An artist's reconstruction of the gateway and drain at Harappa.


The recent excavations at Harappa were begun in 1986 by the American team of the Harappa Archaeological Research Project jointly with the Department of Archaeology and Museums of Pakistan. New discoveries and reevaluations of previously excavated areas have contributed greatly to our understanding of this site, which was the type-site of the Harappan (or Indus) Civilization.
The site was inhabited continuously from at least 3300 B.C. until several hundred years after the decline of the Indus Civilization (the "Cemetery H" Culture at Harappa), which represents one of the longest periods of occupation at any Indus site. Recent excavations have focused on the development of the Indus script and the early and late phases of the Indus Civilization at Harappa. (For more details, see the link for "Harappa.com".)
 
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The magnificent Badshahi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Built in 1673 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
 

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Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, 1866 water colour by William Carpenter

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Pigeons flying over Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore

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Lahore Fort

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Food Street, Lahore


The Lahore Museum

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Regal Church, Lahore

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Gurdwara Dera Sahib Panjvin Patshahi, Sikhs' holy shrine, in Lahore
 
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Beautyful pic's mashallah long live Pakistan!!
 
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Allama Iqbal's Tomb, Lahore

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Anarkali's Tomb, Lahore

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Mughal emperor Jahangir's Tomb, Lahore


The historical Shalimar Gardens, Lahore

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The Mughal Empress Noor Jahan's Tomb, Lahore
 
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Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore (notice the Mughal architecture)


Chauburji, monoment in Lahore built around 1646 AD by Zebinda Begum or Princess Zeb-un-Nissa, daughter of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir.

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The Punjab University, Old campus building, in Lahore
 
Very nice. Most seem to be in Lahore. Is that correct? Is Lahore the city with the "most of the best" Pakistani architecture?
 




Mazar-e-Quaid refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.. located in Karachi, Pakistan


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The Karachi Municipal Corporation Building

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St. Patrick's Church in Karachi

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Very nice. Most seem to be in Lahore. Is that correct? Is Lahore the city with the "most of the best" Pakistani architecture?

Lahore is known as the Mughal capital, much of the architecture of Lahore is influenced by the Mughal Empire. The architecture in Pakistan varies from province to province.
 
I see. I love that: Mazar-e-Quaid, the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, located in Karachi. Really beautiful modern building in the Islamic style.
 
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Karachi


Masjid-e-Tooba, Karachi

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Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
 

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Peshawar in the 1920s Visit of HRH Prince of Wales.

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Islamia College, Peshawar

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Peshawar Museum

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Mahabat Khan Masjid, Peshawar

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Balahisar Fort, Peshawar
 
Very nice. Most seem to be in Lahore. Is that correct? Is Lahore the city with the "most of the best" Pakistani architecture?

Lahore is the cultural capital of Pakistan, and of course, the Punjab.

Before partition, Lahore was one of the commercial and cultural capitals of North India, along with Lucknow, Varanasi and Delhi.

It has a very long and rich history, and has seen many great civilizations.
 
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The interior of Mahabat Khan Masjid, Peshawar


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Khyber gate, Peshawar


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Provincial Assembly Building, Peshawar
 

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