Shalamar Gardens, Lahore

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The Shalamar Gardens are a Mughal garden complex besides Baghbanpura, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The 17th-century gardens date from the period of the Mughal Empire, and are now one of country's most popular tourist destinations. The Shalamar Gardens were laid out as a Charbagh-style complex. Construction of the gardens began in 1641 during the reign of emperor Shah Jahan, and was completed in 1642. In 1981, the Shalamar Gardens were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as they embody Mughal garden design at the apogee of its development.

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