The Wazir Khan Mosque

[pakistanheritage]

The Wazir Khan Mosque (Urdu: مسجد وزیر خا&#1606 in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ‘ a mole on the cheek of Lahore’. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means ‘minister’ in Urdu language.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate. More Information onWazir Khan Mosque

 

[Moin91]

hey brother why are you making separate threads for pakistan heritage.... we have already sticky thread for this.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/genera...rchitecture-pakistan-historical-overview.html

mods please merge all threads related to Pakistan heritage into the above thread that I mentioned.

Thanks.

 

[wjcking]

Please keep sending more pics like this

 

[pakistanheritage]

Seprate thread will be more easy for user to find the specific things in pakistan, I had seen that thread u had mention and it has lots of pictures.

 

[wjcking]

Is that all ? anyone ? keep sending

 

[ghazi52]

Masjid Wazir Khan



The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634–1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and a governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan, a popular title bestowed upon him (the word Wazir means 'minister' in Urdu and Persian). The mosque is inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate. The mosque contains some of the finest examples of Qashani tile work from the Mughal period.

Masjid Wazir Khan 1850

Masjid Wazir Khan during 1850 to 1860

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Masjid Wazir Khan 1860

Masjid Wazir Khan during 1860 to 1870

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Masjid Wazir Khan 1870

Masjid Wazir Khan during 1870 to 1880

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Masjid Wazir Khan 1880

Masjid Wazir Khan during 1880 to 1890

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[ghazi52]

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• Jan. 1, 1880
  

Masjid Wazir Khan 1890


Masjid Wazir Khan during 1890 to 1900

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Masjid Wazir Khan 1900

Masjid Wazir Khan during 1900 to 1910

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[ghazi52]

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Masjid Wazir Khan 1910

Masjid Wazir Khan during 1910 to 1920

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