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== History == |
== History == |
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His son [[Shah Jahan]] built the mausoleum 10 years after his father's death. It is located close to the [[ |
His son [[Shah Jahan]] built the mausoleum 10 years after his father's death. It is located close to the [[tomb of Nur Jahan]], his consort, and the [[tomb of Asif Khan]], his brother in law. |
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The tomb, along with the adjacent [[Akbari Sarai]] and the tomb of Asif Khan, is on the tentative list as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tombs of Jahangir, Asif Khan and Akbari Sarai, Lahore|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1279/|publisher=[[UNESCO]] World Heritage Centre|accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> |
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== Architecture == |
== Architecture == |
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Revision as of 23:46, 6 December 2013
| Tomb of Jahangir | |
|---|---|
 Pavillion of tomb | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Shahdara Bagh |
| Province | Punjab |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Tomb |
| Leadership | Jahangir/Shah Jahan |
| Year consecrated | 1605 |
| Location | |
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Tomb |
| Style | Islamic, Mughal |
| Completed | 1627 |
| Construction cost | 2million Rupees |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Materials | Marble, Indian Redstone, Brick |
The Tomb of Jahangir (Punjabi: جهانگير دا مقبرہ, Urdu: جهانگير کا مقبرہ) is the mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who ruled from 1605 to 1627. The mausoleum is located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab.
History
His son Shah Jahan built the mausoleum 10 years after his father's death. It is located close to the tomb of Nur Jahan, his consort, and the tomb of Asif Khan, his brother in law.
The tomb, along with the adjacent Akbari Sarai and the tomb of Asif Khan, is on the tentative list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
Architecture
It is sited in an attractive walled garden. It has four 30 meter high minarets. The interior is embellished with frescoes and pietra dura inlay and coloured marble. The mausoleum features prominently on the Pakistan Rupees 1,000 denomination bank note.
The entrance to the mausoleum is through two massive gateways of stone and masonry opposite each other (to the north and south) which lead to a square enclosure known as the Akbari Serai. This enclosure leads to another one, on the western side, giving full view of the garden in front of the mausoleum, which is traversed by four-bricked canals proceeding from the centre, and in which many fountains were placed which are now in ruins. The corridor around the mausoleum is adorned with a most elegant mosaic, representing flowers and Quranic verses.
The interior of the mausoleum is an elevated sarcophagus of white marble, the sides of which 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. Beautiful 'jalis' admit light in various patterns.
Gallery
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Jehangir Tomb in 1870 -
Façade of Jahangir's Tomb in 1880 -
Garden from the Jahangir's Tomb in 1880 -
Gateway to the Tomb -
Grave of Jehangir -
Tomb of Jehangir -
Part view of the mausoleum -
Four-tiered minaret -
Pietra dura detail -
Entrance to the tomb chamber -
Beautifully inlaid sarcophagus -
"Illumined Grave of His Majesty, Asylum of Pardon: Emperor Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir, 1037 AH" -
Nur Jahan's nearby mausoleum -
Fresco in vestibule of tomb chamber -
Fresco in vestibule of tomb chamber -
Fresco in vestibule of tomb chamber -
Glazed tile kashi inlay in mausoleum verandah
See also
- Humayun's Tomb in Delhi
- Tomb of Akbar the Great in Agra
External links
Media related to Tomb of Jahangir at Wikimedia Commons
- Video of the tomb of Jahangir
- Pakistan's PhotoBlog - Snaps of Jahangir's Tomb
- Photograph of the left side of the mausoleum
- Conservation of the mausoleum
- ^ "Tombs of Jahangir, Asif Khan and Akbari Sarai, Lahore". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2013-12-03.