Fort Lahore and Badshahi Mosque

The pictures below show Fort Lahore and the Badshahi Mosque. Both of these structures were built in the 1500's by the Mughal Empire (1528-1849); through the years, different Mughal King added immense amount of detail and beauty to these defining buildings that have greatly contributed to Pakistani culture.


This is the front entrance to Fort Lahore, one can notice that the gate is quite large, this was because elephants were housed inside

The picture is showing the enormous amount of detail the that went into the Fort.

This is the view of the Badshahi Mosque from Fort Lahore.


Great detail went into the creation of the entrance to the Badshahi Mosque.

This is the actual Mosque, which can hold over 100,000 people during Friday prayers.

These are Madrassas, which are classrooms where children received a free education that taught Islamic values and teachings.