Lahore, Pakistan - Shalimar Gardens - postcard c.1910s (fault)

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• Picture / Image:  Shalimar Gardens [part of Lahore, now in Pakistan]
• Publisher: none stated (printed in Germany)
• Postally used: no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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• Notes / condition: small 1cm indentation in left side (see scan)

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Shalimar (Punjabi, Urdu: شالیمار‎) is an administrative town (tehsil) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.^[2] It forms one of the 10 municipalities of Lahore City District.^[3]

Shalimar is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Lahore, located along the historic Grand Trunk Road. Settlement of this area dates back to the 15th century during the Mughul Empire. The town is named after the Shalimar Gardens, built by Emperor Shah Jehan in 1640.^[4] The Mela Chiraghan festival used to take place at Shalimar Gardens, until President Ayub Khan ordered against it in 1958. Shalimar was officially declared a township in 1962 and become an administrative town (tehsil) of Lahore City District in 2001.

The Shalimar Gardens (Punjabi, Urdu: شالیمار باغ‎), sometimes spelt Shalamar Gardens, is a Mughal garden complex located in Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The gardens date from the period when the Mughal Empire was at its artistic and aesthetic zenith,^[1] and are now one of Pakistan's most popular tourist destinations.

The Shalimar Gardens were laid out as a Persian paradise garden intended to create a representation of an earthly utopia in which humans co-exist in perfect harmony with all elements of nature.^[2] Construction of the gardens began in 1641 during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan,^[2] and was completed in 1642.^[3] In 1981 the Shalimar Gardens were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as they embody Mughal garden design at the apogee of its development.^[1]