Famous Places to Visit in Lahore

Famous Places to Visit in Lahore Pakistan is the country that is full of beautiful sights and historical places.

Lahore is the city which holds the most historical places in the Islamic country.

Not only this, it is flooded with gardens, mosques, and Muslim culture as well.

Whether you are planning to visit this place with family, friends, or loved ones, you will have lots of fun and come to know more about the Places to Visit in Lahore and subcontinent.

Following are the most Famous

Places to Visit in Lahore

Badshahi Mosque

No matter in what region of Pakistan you live, you must have heard about Badshahi Mosque (commonly known as Badshahi Masjid).

The beautiful Mosque was completed in 1674 during Aurangzeb era. This is considered as one of the largest mosques in the world which gains a lot of attention of tourists and localists.

 

Data Ganj Bakhsh Hajveri Shrine

Abdul Hasan Ali was famous as Data Ganj Bakhsh who wrote a book on mysticism.

He was one of the most successful preachers on the subcontinent who is considered as an honourable Sufi saint in Pakistan today. Whoever visits Lahore never miss visiting this place.

Both Muslims and Non-Muslims are allowed to seek blessings of the famous Sufi saint. It is located west of Bhatti gate, near the old city.

 

Bagh-e-Jinnah

If you are a book lover, this place is perfect for you. Bagh-e-Jinnah or Lawrence garden is a beautiful white palace which comprises of Jinnah Library that has an immense collection of books.

This is a good place for a daylight picnic or to enjoy reading books.

 

Chughtai Museum

The historical museum was opened in 1975, the year when Muhammad Abdul Rahman passed away.

The place is situated in the northwest of Ferozpur Rd and Gulberg Main Blvd. Saying that he was one of the greatest and most talented painters of Pakistan wouldn’t be wrong.

Mr Chughtai (1897-1975) did some great work in Islamic art and created thousands of pencil sketches, 2000 watercolours, and 300 etchings. He also designed numerous coins and stamps for the country.

 

Shalimar Garden

The localists call it Shalimar Bagh which was built by the son of Jehangir, Shah Jahan in the 17th century.

This is the only historical garden left from that time period. Although, the famous place is not as glorious as it used to, however, it still holds a major importance.

 

Lahore Fort

The place was established, damaged, demolished, rebuilt, and finally restored before becoming its current form by Emperor Akbar in 1566.

There is no doubt that Lahore Fort is the main attraction of this city. Later in 1618, the historical place was modified by Jehangir and was damaged by the British and Sikh the same year.

It was finally restored by the Mughal Emperors. The finest place is painted with authentic tilework, calligraphy, manuscripts, coins, mirrors, and much more.

 

To understand the history of this place, you can hire a guide for 150 PKR.