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Bhutto's Torture Cell I The World's Longest Mural I Royal Kitchen & Alamgiri Gate I Lahore Fort # 8

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Kamran Lashari, Director General, Walled City of Lahore Authority
Madam Faiza Shah, In-charge, Lahore Fort, WCLA
Coordination: Arshad Ali, Uzam Shahzad
Muhammad Ali @Explorewithalibhai
Music: Binu Kumar, Kerala, India
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Bhutto's Torture Cell I The World's Longest Mural I Royal Kitchen & Alamgiri Gate I Lahore Fort # 8
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Royal Kitchens
The Royal Kitchens are located at the backside of the Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort. These Kitchens were constructed during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was where the food was prepared along with a huge variety of drinks, sweets and appetizers.

When the Sikh came to power and took over the Lahore Fort, the Royal Kitchens were damaged like many other buildings inside the Fort. The kitchen was converted into a food store room and at the same time it was used as a stable for horses and other animals.

The British in 1849 converted it into interrogation cells and jails. The building that we see today is the remaining part of the huge kitchen complex.

Walled city of Lahore Authority was handed over the administrative control of the Lahore Fort by the Government of Punjab in 2014 and thus in 2015, after revealing this deadliest and dangerous zone, where no one wanted to go, the planning for preserving the area started.

The excavation of the place was the main task during which several other structures were also revealed and even walls having fresco work on them were exposed. All these structures had somehow gone underground with the passage of time. The original ground levels of the place were revealed. Extensions and structures connecting to the temple of Loh were also found there with fresco work on them.

Picture Wall
Emperor Jahangir ordered the construction of the massive "Picture Wall", which is considered to be the greatest artistic triumph of the Lahore Fort. Unlike the Red Fort and Agra Fort, Lahore Fort's ramparts were made of brick rather than red stone. The monumental Picture Wall is a large section of the outer wall which is exquisitely decorated with a vibrant array of glazed tile, faience mosaics, and frescoes.

The embellished wall stretches over much of the fort's northern and western walls and measures approximately 1,450 feet (440 m) by 50 feet (15 m). The wall contains 116 panels, which depict a myriad of subjects, including elephant fights, angels, and polo games that do not form a cohesive narrative; each can be viewed in isolation. Though begun under Jahangir, the Picture Wall was decorated throughout the 1620s, and may have been completed under the reign of his son, Shah Jahan.

Alamgiri Gate
Located at the western end of the fort, the Alamgiri Gate is the entrance of the Lahore Fort. It was built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1674. It has two semi-circular bastions where lotus petal design adorns its base. It opens to the Hazuri Bagh and faces the Badshahi Mosque. The gate is one of Lahore's most iconic monuments, and once featured on Pakistani currency.

Shah Burj Gate
Restoration work was completed in March 2020 by Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Walled City of Lahore Authority, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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