Lahore
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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.
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
- Lahore Railway Station
Maps
Lahore Map 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin