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The old city houses a number of Lahore architecture, whichhave a strong influence of the Mughal style. Department of archaeology hasexcavated many architectural remains of the buildings that were built duringthe rule of Rama of Ayodhya. Thus it can be said that though most of thebuildings of Lahore carry Muslim heritage, there are a few structures, whichhave the influence of other religions such as Sikhism, Hinduism, Jainism andZoroastrianism. However, Lahore architecture also includes the thirteen gates,through which one can enter the city from various directions. Some of the gatesare known as Raushnai Gate, Masti Gate, Yakki Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Khizri Gate,Shah Burj Gate, Akbari Gate and Lahori Gate. Some of the other significantbuildings of Lahore built during the Mughal rule are Jahangir’s Quadrangle,Maktab Khana, Khilwat Khana, Picture Wall, Kala Burj and Hathi Paer.

Like allancient cities, Lahore also has two faces, the old and the new. It is situatednext to the river Ravi, which helped the city develop economically,demographically and culturally. Trade, food and communication, were all madepossible due to the strategic location of the city. The old city is thereminiscent of the past glory of Lahore and the new city gives a prospectus ofits bright and prosperous future.

Mughalarchitecture:The arrival of Islam intoday’s Pakistan – first in Sindh – during the 8th century AD meant a suddenend of Buddhist architecture. However, a smooth transition to predominantlypictureless Islamic architecture occurred. The way early mosques were builtwith decorations oriented them strongly to the Arab style. The earliest exampleof a mosque from the days of infancy of Islam in South Asia is the Mihrablosemosque of Banbhore, from the year 727, the first Muslim place of worship inSouth Asia. Under the Delhi Sultan the Persian-centralasiatic style ascendedover Arab influences. Most important characteristic of this style is the Iwan,walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. Further characteristics arewide prayer halls, round domes with mosaics and geometrical samples and the useof painted tiles.Britishcolonial architecture:In the British colonialage predominantly representative buildings of the Indo-European styledeveloped, from a mixture of European and Indo-Islamic components.

Post- independence architecture:After independencePakistan strove to express its newly found national identity througharchitecture. This reflects itself particularly in modern structures like theFaisal Mosque in Islamabad. In addition, buildings of monumental importancesuch as the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore or the mausoleum established with whitemarble known as Mazar-e-Quaid for the founder of the state expressed theself-confidence of the nascent state. The National Monument in Islamabad is oneof the latest examples of integrating culture, independence and modernarchitecture.

Image (a) image (b) In the above image (a) we can see the seating space for public used for gossipswhich is also a part of commercial architecture of Lahore. In this image (c) wecan see the jarokas on first floor. Purpose of this element is for vegetablesfruits etc shopping down there by rope and basket. For communication between householdersand shopkeepers. Image (c) image (d)In this image (d) we can see the perforated wall ,purpose of this wall isfor privacy from market and thermal comfort sunlight diffusion also we can seethis element in image ( c ) in which thesame purpose is achieved through “jaali,s” wooden perforated soft partition. Ø Results And Discussion · Case study 1 Tollinton Market The ExhibitionCommittee announced suitable prizes for which they selected four categories,i.e. raw produce, manufacturers, machinery and fine arts.

The last namedincluded photographs, specimens of written characters, paintings on ivory,modern paintings and engravings. Manufactured goods and handicrafts from allover the province and the rest of India were put on display which included. Originallyintended as a temporary structure, the building remained in use, housing theLahore Museum until 1890. The original building,modeled after the prevalent bungalow design, utilized encircling verandahs with sloping tiled roofs supported on simple wooden posts. The main exhibition hall, with a length of 112′, roseabove the verandah roof, its pitchedroof with gable ends, sporting an array of dormer windows for bringingnatural light into the hall.