Photo: Idaudpota · CC BY-SA 4.0Field guides / Punjab / Lahore / Walled City of Lahore
Field guide · Heritage
Walled City of Lahore
The Walled City of Lahore, the old Mughal and Sikh capital — Lahore Fort, Badshahi and Wazir Khan mosques and thirteen gates.
The Walled City, or Old City, is the historic core of Lahore. A city here was fortified by 1040, and it rose to prominence as a Mughal capital, when Lahore Fort and the city walls were rebuilt and monuments such as the Wazir Khan Mosque, Badshahi Mosque and Shahi Hammam were added. Under Sikh rule it was a capital again, gaining the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh and the Gurdwara Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das. Since 2012 the Shahi Guzargah, the royal route from Delhi Gate to Wazir Khan Mosque, has been restored.
Why go
- ✦Lahore Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- ✦Mughal mosques, hammam and gates
- ✦The restored Shahi Guzargah
How to Reach
In central Lahore; best explored on foot from Delhi Gate or from Lahore Fort.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March.
Getting there, In central Lahore; best explored on foot from Delhi Gate or from Lahore Fort.
Allow, A full day.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Walled City of Lahore, within 5 km.
