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Wazir Khan Mosque مسجد وزیر خان

UNESCO Tentative List PunjabLahoreMosque Historic
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Built 1634–1641 by Hakim Ilmuddin (Wazir Khan), governor of Lahore under Shah Jahan. Its kashi-kari (tile mosaic) interior is among the finest in the subcontinent. Under active conservation by AKTC & WCLA since 2015.
🏗️ Dome & Tile Conservation in_progress 65%
Structural consolidation of domes, walls and foundations; neighbourhood rehabilitation around Chowk Wazir Khan. — AKTC / WCLA

Sources

· DOAM — Govt of Pakistan · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Nearby heritage

Lahore Fort & Shalimar Gardens · 1 kmBadshahi Mosque · 1 kmData Darbar (Shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh) · 2 kmTombs of Jahangir, Asif Khan & Akbari Sarai · 8 kmHiran Minar & Tank · 39 km

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