Lahore Fort

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The Lahore Fort (Punjabi: شاہی قلعہ, romanised: Śā'ī Qilā; Urdu: شاہی قلعہ, romanised: Shahi Qilah; lit. 'Royal Fort') is a citadel in the Walled City of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City and is spread over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres). It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of emperor Akbar. It was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century, when the Mughal Empire was at its zenith. Though the site of the present fort has been inhabited for millennia, the first record of a fortified structure at the site was that of an 11th-century mudbrick fort. The foundations of the present fort was laid in 1566, during the reign of Akbar, in a syncretic architectural style that featured both Islamic and Hindu motifs. Additions from the period of Shah Jahan are characterised by marble with inlaid Persianate floral designs, while its Alamgiri Gate was constructed by Aurangzeb, and faces the Badshahi Mosque...

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