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==Places of interest== | ==Places of interest== | ||
| − | *Walled City of Lahore | + | [[Image:Lahore_Museum_2005.jpg|thumb|200px|Lahore Museum]] |
| + | * Walled City of Lahore | ||
| + | * [[Lahore Fort]] | ||
| + | * Lahore Museum | ||
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==Churches== | ==Churches== | ||
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*Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861 | *Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861 | ||
*Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore | *Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore | ||
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| + | ==Education== | ||
| + | [[Image:Lahore_GCU_Tower.jpg|thumb|200px|Government College]] | ||
| + | * Government College (now University) (1864). | ||
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==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
===Railways=== | ===Railways=== | ||
| + | [[Image:Lahore_railway_station.jpg|thumb|200px|Station in 1895]] | ||
*Lahore Railway Station | *Lahore Railway Station | ||
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| + | ==Maps== | ||
| + | [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/lahore_1912.jpg Lahore Map 1912] from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 26 October 2009
| Lahore | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Lahore |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Lahore was the capital of undivided Punjab until Partition in 1947, after which it became the capital of West Punjab in Pakistan.
Contents
History
Places of interest
- Walled City of Lahore
- Lahore Fort
- Lahore Museum
Churches
Anglican
- Lahore Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Resurrection) - consecrated in 1887
- St Andrew's (The Railway Church) - built in 1899 to serve the Railway colony, near the North Western Railway Headquarters
- St Anthony's - also near the North Western Railway Headquarters on Empress Road
Roman Catholic
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - built 1861
- Sacred Heart Cathedral - consecrated 1907, the seat of the Diocese of Lahore
Education
- Government College (now University) (1864).
Cemeteries
Transport
Railways
File:Lahore railway station.jpg
Station in 1895
- Lahore Railway Station
Maps
Lahore Map 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin
