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Title: Jahangir


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Jahangirs Tomb
  • Tomb of Jahangir, is the mausoleum built for the
    Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled from 1605 to
    1627. It is located near the town of Shahdara
    Bagh in Lahore, Pakistan. His son Shah Jahan
    built the mausoleum 10 years after his father's
    death.
  • It is sited in an attractive walled garden. It
    has four 30 meter high minarets. The interior is
    embellished with frescoes and colored marble.
  • The interior of the mausoleum is an elevated
    stone coffins of white marble. The sides are
    wrought with flowers of mosaic in the same
    elegant style as the tombs in the Taj Mahal at
    Agra, India. On two sides of the sarcophagus the
    ninety-nine attributes of God are inlaid in
    black.

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Wasir Khan Mosque
  • The Wazir Khan Mosque Masjid Wazir Khan) in
    Lahore, 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 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.

Presented by Zaid Imran, Ramsha Sohail,
Muhammad Nousherwan
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Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
  • The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of
    the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is
    located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque
    in Lahore. Construction was started by his son,
    Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated,
    and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep
    Singh in 1848.

Presented by Rubaiha Ahmad, Naeem Ayaz, Abdullah
Nadeem Fatima Nasir
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How to Preserve Historical Monuments
  • Schools need to educate the youth to appreciate
    these historical structures and avoid graffiti,
  • There should be an entrance ticket to visit these
    historical places,
  • Visitors should be fined for littering the place,
  • The traffic around these monuments should be
    strictly prohibited from emitting smoke,
  • The government needs to provide funds to continue
    with the maintenance and preservation process.

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Tips or Warnings
  • Repair areas of the historical monument as
    opposed to replacing with new materials,
  • Do not attempt to clean stone monuments that are
    chipping. It may actually cause its further
    deterioration. Contact the local historic
    preservation office.

Presented by Hassan Zahid Haseeb Ahmad
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Thank you
  • Special Thanks to our teachers
  • Ms. Muneeza Akhtar and Ms. Sumbal Babar
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