Jahangir's Quadrangle (Lahore)

Pakistan / Punjab / Lahore
 interesting place, historic city center
Jahangir's quadrangle was begun by Akbar and completed by Jahangir in 1618 AD. On the east and west, it is surrounded by a row of dalans (porticoes) in the trabeate (beam and bracket) style. The brackets are in animal form. There is a large garden inside the quadrangle with a spacious tank in the centre. Jahangir's sleeping chamber, in the middle of the north side, is known as the Bari Khawabgah.
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Coordinates:   31°35'20"N   74°18'56"E
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