Pakistan's Historic and Rich Architecture.
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The Chuha Gujar Bridge stands above Bara River and near the Chuha Gujar village. A Mughal-era construction probably built during Shah Jehan’s rule in 1629, the bridge is 100 yards long and six yards wide with six-foot tall pillars on each side.
The pillars are topped with beautiful domes which add to the grandeur of the bridge. Two of the domes, however, have fallen off.
As is typical of Mughal architecture, there are 12 arched tunnels or water ways running under the bridge. The bridge is in considerably good condition, despite the fact that it has been there for more than three centuries and has not been preserved as a historical site.
It is among the few Mughal monuments in the city of Peshawar. In his book, Peshawar: Past and Present, SM Jafar shows the original plaque with Emperor Shah Jehan’s name and details of the bridge on it, such as the date of construction.
One of the pillars used to have a plaque with details about the historic bridge, but it has been removed. Researcher Humayun Akhund said residents claimed the plaque was taken away by officials from the archeology department. He added that they had searched the department and found nothing.
“If we had the plaque, we would be able to learn about the bridge’s history,” he said. “But since we do not have any historical documents or manuscripts, we don’t know much. The structure and design show that this was built in the Mughal period.”
According to researcher Muhammad Nawaz Khan, who has written about the history of Peshawar, many people believe the bridge was built by Karim Bakhsh Sethi, a philanthropist from Peshawar. There is, however, no proof. Khan added there was another bridge on the road between Chamkani village and GT Road which was constructed by Sethi. He claimed there used to be a mosque near the bridge but it doesn’t exist anymore.
The Chuha Gujar Bridge stands above Bara River and near the Chuha Gujar village. A Mughal-era construction probably built during Shah Jehan’s rule in 1629, the bridge is 100 yards long and six yards wide with six-foot tall pillars on each side.
The pillars are topped with beautiful domes which add to the grandeur of the bridge. Two of the domes, however, have fallen off.
As is typical of Mughal architecture, there are 12 arched tunnels or water ways running under the bridge. The bridge is in considerably good condition, despite the fact that it has been there for more than three centuries and has not been preserved as a historical site.
It is among the few Mughal monuments in the city of Peshawar. In his book, Peshawar: Past and Present, SM Jafar shows the original plaque with Emperor Shah Jehan’s name and details of the bridge on it, such as the date of construction.
One of the pillars used to have a plaque with details about the historic bridge, but it has been removed. Researcher Humayun Akhund said residents claimed the plaque was taken away by officials from the archeology department. He added that they had searched the department and found nothing.
“If we had the plaque, we would be able to learn about the bridge’s history,” he said. “But since we do not have any historical documents or manuscripts, we don’t know much. The structure and design show that this was built in the Mughal period.”
According to researcher Muhammad Nawaz Khan, who has written about the history of Peshawar, many people believe the bridge was built by Karim Bakhsh Sethi, a philanthropist from Peshawar. There is, however, no proof. Khan added there was another bridge on the road between Chamkani village and GT Road which was constructed by Sethi. He claimed there used to be a mosque near the bridge but it doesn’t exist anymore.
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Ranikot Fort (Sindhi: رني ڪوٽ, Urdu: رانی کوٹ) is a historical fort in Sindh province of Pakistan. Ranikot Fort is also known as The Great Wall of Sindh and is believed to be the world's largest fort with a circumference of approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi).Since 1993, it has been on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The original purpose and architects of Ranikot Fort are unknown. Some archaeologists attribute it to Arabs, or possibly built by a Persian noble under the Abbasids by Imran Bin Musa Barmaki who was the Governor of Sindh in 836. Others have suggested a much earlier period of construction attributing to at times the Sassanians Persians and at times to the Greeks. Despite the fact that a prehistoric site of Amri is nearby, there is no trace of any old city inside the fort and the present structure has little evidence of prehistoric origins.
Archaeologists point to 17th century as its time of first construction but now Sindh archaeologists agree that some of the present structure was reconstructed by Mir Karam Ali Khan Talpur and his brother Mir Murad Ali in 1812 at a cost of 1.2 million rupees (Sindh Gazetteer, 677)
Clock Tower Multan or Ghanta Ghar Multan (Urdu: گھنٹہ گھر) is city government head quarter of Multan in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°11'60N 71°27'49E
Ghanta Ghar or Clock Tower of Multan was built in 1884 A.D. during British Raj in Indian Subcontinent. After passing municipal act 1883 British needed offices to run the city. They started constructing Ghanta Ghar in Multan on 12 February 1884 and it took 4 years to completely build this building. It was constructed over the ruins of Haveli of Ahmad Khan Sadozai which was completely destroyed during Siege of Multan. The hall and building was named 'Ripon Hall and Ripon Building' after the name of Ripon, viceroy of India at that time. And clock tower was named Northbrook Tower after the name of Northbrook, a former viceroy of India (1872-1876).
This building was completed, opened and offices shifted in 1888.
Hall was named 'Jinnah Hall' after partition of India and it used for office meetings, cultural programs and public was also allowed to enter here. With passage of time this building became insufficient for offices and small hall was also insufficient for meetings, so offices were shifted from here. Now idea is to change this historic building into a museum.
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Official callousness: Mughal-era mausoleum, mosque rusting away in Peshawar’s suburbs
By Hidayat Khan / Photo: Hidayat Khan
Published: December 26, 2013
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The inscription on the building states the construction was initiated in 1652 by Imaduddin’s disciples and was completed in 1658. PHOTO: HIDAYAT KHAN/EXPRESS
PESHAWAR:
Steeped in rich Mughal history, the tall dome of the centuries-old shrine in Palosai village still stands out.
Situated outside The University of Agriculture, some 15 kilometres from the walled city of Peshawar, the Mughal-era monument also houses a mosque. A slab on one of the outer walls states the red-brick building to be a shrine of renowned saint Shaikh Imaduddin, who died in 1650.
The inscription on the building states the construction was initiated in 1652 by Imaduddin’s disciples and was completed in 1658. PHOTO: HIDAYAT KHAN/EXPRESS
Imaduddin was a famous saint of the region and is still revered by locals, which is why the village housing the shrine is known as Palosai Peeran, or the saint’s village.
The inscription further states that work on the structure was initiated in 1652 and completed in 1658 by the saint’s disciples, Shaikh Abdul Razaq and Shaikh Abdul Haq. Another person’s name written on the slab is indecipherable.
The square-shaped building is around 2.5 metres high, with the saint buried in the centre of the building and some chambers on the southern side of the shrine.
Ihsan H Nadeem, in his book Peshawar: heritage, history and monuments writes: “Although there is no specific date stating when the mosque was constructed, its architecture suggests it was constructed during Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan’s period”.
On the south-east side is a simple yet attractive mosque with a prayer chamber, a mihrab (niche identifying the direction of the Ka’aba) and a courtyard. On the inside, the mosque is decorated with floral and geometrical patterns in different colors.
Noted historian Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani, in his book Peshawar: Historic City of the Frontier, said the monument is situated on Machini road and use to serve as a thoroughfare between Peshawar and Khyber during the Mughal era.
Even though the mausoleum and mosque are protected under the Antiquities Act, 1975, there are no on-ground preservation measures. The steel board erected by the provincial archeological department to inform visitors of its historical importance is itself in shambles. The mosque is still in a relatively better condition as it is used for prayers, but the mausoleum is in an extremely decrepit state.
“Regardless of its dilapidated state, people still come here to pay their respects,” said Subhanullah, an elder of the area, adding the government has appointed workers to look after the site but they only maintain the greenery around the mausoleum.
“Years have passed and the monument is yet to be repainted and repaired properly. If this gross negligence continues, the building will come crashing down and become a part of history books as has happened with other historical sites of the city.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 26th, 2013.
By Hidayat Khan / Photo: Hidayat Khan
Published: December 26, 2013
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The inscription on the building states the construction was initiated in 1652 by Imaduddin’s disciples and was completed in 1658. PHOTO: HIDAYAT KHAN/EXPRESS
PESHAWAR:
Steeped in rich Mughal history, the tall dome of the centuries-old shrine in Palosai village still stands out.
Situated outside The University of Agriculture, some 15 kilometres from the walled city of Peshawar, the Mughal-era monument also houses a mosque. A slab on one of the outer walls states the red-brick building to be a shrine of renowned saint Shaikh Imaduddin, who died in 1650.
The inscription on the building states the construction was initiated in 1652 by Imaduddin’s disciples and was completed in 1658. PHOTO: HIDAYAT KHAN/EXPRESS
Imaduddin was a famous saint of the region and is still revered by locals, which is why the village housing the shrine is known as Palosai Peeran, or the saint’s village.
The inscription further states that work on the structure was initiated in 1652 and completed in 1658 by the saint’s disciples, Shaikh Abdul Razaq and Shaikh Abdul Haq. Another person’s name written on the slab is indecipherable.
The square-shaped building is around 2.5 metres high, with the saint buried in the centre of the building and some chambers on the southern side of the shrine.
Ihsan H Nadeem, in his book Peshawar: heritage, history and monuments writes: “Although there is no specific date stating when the mosque was constructed, its architecture suggests it was constructed during Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan’s period”.
On the south-east side is a simple yet attractive mosque with a prayer chamber, a mihrab (niche identifying the direction of the Ka’aba) and a courtyard. On the inside, the mosque is decorated with floral and geometrical patterns in different colors.
Noted historian Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani, in his book Peshawar: Historic City of the Frontier, said the monument is situated on Machini road and use to serve as a thoroughfare between Peshawar and Khyber during the Mughal era.
Even though the mausoleum and mosque are protected under the Antiquities Act, 1975, there are no on-ground preservation measures. The steel board erected by the provincial archeological department to inform visitors of its historical importance is itself in shambles. The mosque is still in a relatively better condition as it is used for prayers, but the mausoleum is in an extremely decrepit state.
“Regardless of its dilapidated state, people still come here to pay their respects,” said Subhanullah, an elder of the area, adding the government has appointed workers to look after the site but they only maintain the greenery around the mausoleum.
“Years have passed and the monument is yet to be repainted and repaired properly. If this gross negligence continues, the building will come crashing down and become a part of history books as has happened with other historical sites of the city.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 26th, 2013.
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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.
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.
The Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro
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.
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".)
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Now let us see whether Pakistanis are able to take proud of their cultural heritage as it is 4k Years older than Islam.
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I know it's difficult for you guys, but still can you spare this thread from your pot shots?
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It is not difficult for us as it is a part of our culture. We are proud of that. It is for you guys to take stand, recognize it and be proud of that.
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Reread my post.
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