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Shahi Qilla (Mughal Royal fort) as seen from the footsteps of the Badshahi Mosque. The city of Lahore has been seat of every successive government in India and specially the Punjab. Therefore one comes across a plentiful of structures and monuments that dot the landscape of Lahore. But two specimens of Mughal architecture cannot escape the eye of anyone entering Lahore from Rawalpindi on the Grand Trunk Road; the Badshahi Mosque and the Shahi Qilla or the Royal Fort.

Shahi Qilla (Mughal Royal fort) as seen from the footsteps of the Badshahi Mosque. The city of Lahore has been seat of every successive government in india and specially the Punjab. Therefore one comes across a plentiful of structures and monuments that dot the landscape of Lahore. But two specimens of Mughal architecture cannot escape eye of anyone entering Lahore from Rawalpindi on the Grand Trunk Road; the Badshahi Mosque and the Shahi Qilla or the Royal Fort.

The fort was initially constructed in 1566 AD by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, on the ruins of a mud fort which existed as early as1012 AD. The fort is rectangular and is located in the north western corner of Lahore, adjacent to the Walled city. It has 13 Gates. The main gates are located alongside the center of the western and eastern walls. Located centrally in the city of Lahore, the Lahore Fort is a magnificent fortified palace complex. It’s elaborate Mughal architecture is straight out of a story book

of the Mysterious East. The impressive twin-domed entrance leads into elaborately decorated courtyards and pavilions with water features, some with still intact sumptuous wall decorations of inlaid semiprecious stones and painted designs. It’s carrying members of the royal family to enter at one time . There is a flight of stone steps specially built for ceremonial elephant processions.