World Heritage Sites in Pakistan in Different Architectural Styles

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Badshahi Mosque is an example of traditional Moghal architecture built in 1673-74 AD. It is finely decorated with framed and carved paneling on all its façades. The use of red sandstone and white marble also enlivens the building.

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
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World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
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Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
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Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore

Built at the high point of the Mughal civilization, Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore are two outstanding examples of Mughal architecture during the 16th and 17th centuries. There are marble palaces and mosques decorated with mosaics and gilt inside the fort. The gardens built on three terraces with lodges, waterfalls, and large ornamental ponds are also extraordinary.

World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
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Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
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World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
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Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore

Wazir Khan Mosque is among the most impressive world heritage sites in Pakistan with its construction entirely in cut and dressed bricks laid in kankar lime with red sandstone in the gate and the transept.

World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore
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World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore
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World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore
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Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi

Spreading over an area of two square miles, Chaukhandi Tombs contains tombs of certain warriors of Saloch families who lived in the area during the 17th and 18th centuries AD.

Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi
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World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi
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Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi
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World Heritage Sites in Pakistan: Chaukhandi Tombs, Karachi
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