Shalimar Gardens, Lahore

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Shalimar Gardens, Lahore is a historic Mughal-era terraced garden complex in Pakistan renowned for its intricate waterworks, pavilions, and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal garden ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
terraced garden ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture ⓘ
area approximately 16 hectares ⓘ
builder Shah Jahan ⓘ
builtFor Mughal emperor Shah Jahan ⓘ
linked to: Shah Jahan
constructionStartDate 1641 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
governingBody Government of Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
hasDesignFeature axial symmetry ⓘ
cascades ⓘ
central water channel ⓘ
enclosure walls ⓘ
flower beds ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
marble water tanks ⓘ
ornamental trees ⓘ
pavilions ⓘ
terraced layout ⓘ
hasDesignPrinciple charbagh ⓘ
hasPart Diwan-e-Aam ⓘ
linked to: Diwan-i-Aam

Diwan-e-Khas ⓘ
linked to: Diwan-i-Khas

Faiz Baksh terrace ⓘ
linked to: Farah Baksh terrace

Farah Baksh terrace ⓘ
Hammam ⓘ
Hayat Baksh terrace ⓘ
linked to: Farah Baksh terrace

Sawan Bhadun Pavilion ⓘ
baradari ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteId 171-2 ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1642 ⓘ
inspiredBy Persian garden design ⓘ
locatedIn Lahore ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
nearbyCityCenter Lahore ⓘ
notableFor Mughal-era pavilions ⓘ
intricate hydraulic engineering ⓘ
terraced garden composition ⓘ
numberOfFountains 410 ⓘ
numberOfTerraces 3 ⓘ
partOf Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore ⓘ
primaryUse pleasure garden ⓘ
significantPeriod Mughal Empire ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageEndangeredStatus formerly on List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1981 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific ⓘ
waterSupplySource Shalimar Canal ⓘ
Upper Bari Doab Canal (historical) ⓘ

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Mughal dynasty → patronized → Shalimar Gardens, Lahore ⓘ
Mughal architecture → hasFamousExample → Shalimar Bagh, Lahore ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
City of Gardens → associatedWithGarden → Shalimar Gardens, Lahore ⓘ
Shalimar Gardens → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore" ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Mughal imperial court at Lahore → associatedWith → Shalimar Gardens, Lahore ⓘ
Sheesh Mahal, Lahore Fort → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore" ⓘ
subject linked to: Sheesh Mahal
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Alamgiri Gate → heritageSiteComponentOf → Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Summer Palace (Lahore Fort) → heritageSiteOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore" ⓘ
subject linked to: Summer Palace
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Shah Burj Quadrangle → heritageStatus → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens) ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Maktab Khana → heritageSite → Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Khilwat Khana → UNESCOSite → Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore
Naulakha Pavilion → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site: Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore ⓘ
linked to: Shalimar Gardens, Lahore