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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.545073,74.340835&z=16&t=h&hl=en 31.545073°N 74.340835°E]
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|altitude=217 m (712 ft)
|presentname= Lahore
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore Lahore]
|stateprovince= [[Punjab]]
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==History==
==History==


==Places of interest==
==Places of interest==
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* [[Lahore Fort]]
* [[Lahore Fort]]
* Lahore Museum
* Lahore Museum


==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


==Education==
==Education==
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* Convent of Jesus and Mary
* Convent of Jesus and Mary
* Queen Mary College
* Queen Mary College


===Colleges/University===
===Colleges/University===
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* Government College (now University) (1864).
* Government College (now University) (1864).
* University of Punjab
* University of Punjab
==Cemeteries==
==Cemeteries==
* [[Gora Kabristan, Lahore|Gora Kabristan]]
* [[Gora Kabristan, Lahore|Gora Kabristan]]
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==Statues==
==Statues==
The following are some of the people whose statues were erected during the period. All except one has been removed from their original locations.
The following are some of the people whose statues were erected during the period. All except one has been removed from their original locations.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom Queen Victoria]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom Queen Victoria]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII_of_the_United_Kingdom King Edward VII]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII_of_the_United_Kingdom King Edward VII]

Revision as of 17:28, 24 May 2010

Lahore
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 31.545073°N 74.340835°E
Altitude: 217 m (712 ft)
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

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

Schools

  • Convent of Jesus and Mary
  • Queen Mary College

Colleges/University

Government College
  • Government College (now University) (1864).
  • University of Punjab

Cemeteries

Cantonment

The Cantonment was situated 3 miles east of the civil station of Lahore and until 1906 was known as Mian Mir (alternative spelling Mean Meer, Meean Meer)

Transport

Railways

  • Lahore Railway Station


Statues

The following are some of the people whose statues were erected during the period. All except one has been removed from their original locations.

Maps

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

External links

Historical books online