Friday, November 26, 2010

Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh



The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848.

The tomb exemplifies Sikh architecture, it is gilded fluted domes and cupolas and an ornate balustrade round the top. Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb.




























6 comments:

  1. Very interesting! I tried to enter but they wouldn't let me in :/ Thanks for showing the inside :)

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  2. fotos share karan da bohot bohot shukriya mere dost :)

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  3. thankyou shiraz for sharing this all........
    a brother from across the border..................

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  4. unbelive able,,, was it possible to see ....u made it

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  5. Very good pictures of this historical monument.

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