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The Walled city of Lahore is famous for several historic monuments including the Lahore Fort – a World Heritage site, the Badshahi and Wazir Khan mosques. Close to 2,000 buildings within the Walled city display a range of architectural features that mark Lahore’s centuries old cultural landscape. A majority of these buildings and the mohallas (local neighbourhoods) in which they are situated form a unique heritage footprint. The work consequently carried out by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (AKHCP) was initiated under a 2007 public-private partnership framework agreement with the Government of Punjab.
The Wazir Khan Mosque was built in 1634-35 AD (1044-45 AH), by Hakim ’Ali ud din* a governor of the Punjab in the early part of the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Wazir Khan Mosque (1634 A.D.) built by Sheikh Alimmuddin Ansari is also considered as one of the finest example of Mughal monuments in Lahore with profound use of colorful glazed tile in mosaic work. Colors used in calligraphy as well as in glazed tile mosaic comprising of deep blue, yellow, green, turquoise and white all showed Iranian influence in this region during 15th and 17th century
Iranian decorative motifs like star shaped flowers, grapevine creeper, and cypress were also used on the walls of Wazir Khan Mosque as influenced from Iranian traditions.
The decorative motif of cypress was first time used in tile mosaic at Wazir Khan Mosque that distinguished it from others at that time.
The Walled City of Lahore program was put into effect in partnership with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. AKTC supports the Walled City Authority in all technical matters in terms of restoration and conservation work being carried out. Other donors include the World Bank, Royal Norwegian Government, USAID, and the German Embassy.
The Wazir Khan Mosque was built in 1634-35 AD (1044-45 AH), by Hakim ’Ali ud din* a governor of the Punjab in the early part of the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Wazir Khan Mosque (1634 A.D.) built by Sheikh Alimmuddin Ansari is also considered as one of the finest example of Mughal monuments in Lahore with profound use of colorful glazed tile in mosaic work. Colors used in calligraphy as well as in glazed tile mosaic comprising of deep blue, yellow, green, turquoise and white all showed Iranian influence in this region during 15th and 17th century
Iranian decorative motifs like star shaped flowers, grapevine creeper, and cypress were also used on the walls of Wazir Khan Mosque as influenced from Iranian traditions.
The decorative motif of cypress was first time used in tile mosaic at Wazir Khan Mosque that distinguished it from others at that time.
