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*Walled City of Lahore and [[Lahore Fort]]
*Walled City of Lahore and [[Lahore Fort]]


===Maps===
==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
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/lahore_1912.jpg  Lahore Map 1912] from the  Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin



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Lahore
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Lahore
State/Province: Punjab
Country: Pakistan
Transport links

Lahore was the capital of undivided Punjab until Partition in 1947, after which it became the capital of West Punjab in Pakistan.

History

Places of interest

Maps

Lahore Map 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin

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


Cemeteries


Transport

Railways

  • Lahore Railway Station