The Shalimar Garden is a Persian garden and it was built by the Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, modern day Pakistan. Construction began in
1641 A.D. (1051 A.H.) and was completed the following year. The project
management was carried out under the superintendence of Khalilullah
Khan, a noble of Shah Jahan's court, in cooperation with Ali Mardan Khan
and Mulla Alaul Maulk Tuni. The Shalimar Garden is laid out in the
form of an oblong parallelogram, surrounded by a high brick wall, which
is famous for its intricate fretwork. The gardens measure 658 meters
north to south and 258 meters east to west. In 1981, Shalimar Gardens
was included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Lahore Fort,
under the UNESCO Convention concerning the protection of the world's
cultural and natural heritage sites in 1972.
Shalimar Garden is one of top class and very historical garden. It is situated in Lahore and most of the people love to visit here to see this Garden from all over the globe and if you also want to explore the Shalimar Garden then take cheap flights to Pakistan and visit here.
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