Lahore – Cultural Heart of Pakistan
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. It is a main cultural centre of Pakistan. It is referred to as the cultural heart of Pakistan as it hosts most of the arts, cuisine, festivals, film-making, music, gardening and intelligentsia of the country. It is also an important religious center as it is home to hundreds of temples, mosques, and shrines like Data Durbar Complex and can be visited by Religious Tours packages. Lahore has been famous for its historical places such as Lahore fort, Lahore museum, Tomb of Jahangir, Badshahi mosque, Shalamar gardens etc. Badshahi mosque is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and fifth largest mosque in the world. Its main hall can accommodate 5000 worshippers in a single time and the design and architecture of the mosque is wonderful. Beside this “Lahore zoo”, one of the oldest zoos in the world has been a great source of attraction to the visitors. During 2010, the zoo had trees about 1280 and animals about 1380. The main places of attraction in this zoo are tiger house, elephant house, snake house, crocodile ponds. Lahore zoo has also got safari park located on Raiwind Road which includes species such as Indian peafowl, Bengal tiger, emu, ostrich and silver pheasant and many others. Located 8 kilometers east of Lahore, it is one of the popular Lahore Tourist Attractions. Built in 16th century by Shahjehan, Shalamar Garden was used as the Royal pleasure Garden by the Mughals during 16th to 19th century and are divided into 3 parts on different levels. The entire garden with its tanks, fountains and flower beds covers an area of 80 acres. The idea of making Shalamar Garden was strongly influenced by the gardens of the same name in Kashmir.
Hazuri Bagh is surrounded by many famous and historic buildings such as Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Roshnai gate etc. This garden represents the traditional style of Mughals as it was built during the Mughal rules. The great number of visitors visits to enjoy this beautiful garden in order to recall the memory of the Mughal times and to recall famous traditional Punjabi Stories such as Heer Ranjha, which is very popular among the people of Lahore as well as Pakistan. Lahore boasts of some trendy shopping malls that houses several designer shops. The modern shopping plazas are found mainly in Gulberg and Defence area in Lahore. Liberty Market is a large market with numerous shops selling clothing, accessories, electronics and many more. The shops in Liberty market have good stock of handicrafts. M M Alam Road is the most happening shopping district in Lahore with lavish and exclusive designer shops. From furniture to garments, both western and Pakistani are on sale in these shops. Shop for ‘khadi’ fabric or garments at Raja Centre in Gulberg as a souvenir of Lahore tour package. Foodies are sure to enjoy Lahore Tours as Lahore offers a wide variety of delectable dishes. While some lip-smacking snacks like samosas, chaat and dahi bhallay are always there but for main course of meal you must try paratha rolls, nihari and kebabs at least once. Other than Lahori cuisine you can have Italian, Japanese and Chinese dishes at the restaurants in Lahore.
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