Hazuri Bagh (Lahore)

Hazuri Bagh is a garden in Lahore bounded by the Lahore Fort (east side),the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (north side) and the Roshnai Gate (south side). In the center stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by Maharajah Ranjit Singh.
South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking north towards the Baradari
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South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking north towards the Baradari
South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate

The Hazuri Bagh is a small enclosure between the Alamgiri Gate of the Lahore Fort and eastern gate of the Badshahi Mosque. This garden was built by Maharajah Ranjit Singh in 1813 to celebrate the capture of the famous Koh-i-Noor Diamond from Shah Shujah of Afghanistan. The Serai Alamgiri formerly stood here.

The garden was planned and built under the supervision of Faqir Azizuddin. After its completion, it is said, Maharajah Ranjit Singh, at the suggestion of Jamadar Khushhal Singh, ordered that marble be removed from various mausoleums of Lahore to construct a baradari (pavilion) here. This task was given to Khalifa Nooruddin. Elegant carved marble pillars support the baradari’s delicate cusped arches. The central area, where Ranjit Singh held court, has a mirrored ceiling. Both the garden and the baradari, originally a 45-foot, three-storey square with a basement approached by fifteen steps, suffered slight damage during the fratricidal Sikh wars. On 19 July 1932, the uppermost story collapsed and was never reconstructed

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