Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore' has mentioned 'Shah Jahan' in the following places:
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| [2] Additions from the Shah Jahan period are characterized by luxurious marble with inlaid Persian floral designs,[2] while the fort's grand and iconic Alamgiri Gate was constructed by the last of the great Mughal Emperors, Aurangzeb, and faces the renowned Badshahi Mosque. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Location 2 History 2.1 Early history 2.2 Delhi Sultanate 2.3 Mughal era 2.3.1 Akbar period 2.3.2 Jahangir period 2.3.3 Shah Jahan period 2.3.4 Aurangzeb period 2.4 Sikh era 2.5 Modern era 3 Layout 4 Major structures 4.1 Shah Burj Quadrangle 4.1.1 Naulakha Pavilion 4.1.2 Picture Wall 4.1.3 Sheesh Mahal 4.1.4 Summer Palace 4.2 Khilwat Khana 4.2.1 Kala Burj 4.2.2 Lal Burj 4.3 Shah Jahan's Quadrangle 4.3.1 Diwan-i-Khas 4.3.2 The Khwabgah of Shah Jahan 4.4 Jahangir's Quadrangle 4.4.1 Diwan-i-Aam 4.4.2 Kharak Singh Haveli 4.4.3 The Khwabgah of Jahangir 4.4.4 Sehdari pavilion 4.5 Maktab Khana 4.6 Moti Masjid 4.7 Gates 4.7.1 Akbari Gate 4.7.2 Alamgiri Gate 4.7.3 Shah Burj Gate 4.8 Naag Temple 4.9 Mai Jindan Haveli 5 Conservation 6 Governance 7 See also 8 Footnotes 9 References 10 Sources 11 External links | WIKI |
| Shah Jahan period[edit] | WIKI |
| Shah Jahan's first contribution to the fort commenced in the year of his coronation, 1628, and continued until 1645. | WIKI |
| [14] Shah Jahan first ordered the construction of the Diwan-i-Aam in the style of a Chehel Sotoun - a Persian style 40-pillar public audience hall. | WIKI |
| [14] Though construction of the Shah Burj commenced under Jahangir, Shah Jahan was displeased with its design and appointed Asif Khan to oversee reconstruction. | WIKI |
| [14] Shah Jahan's Shah Burj forms a quadrangle with the famous Sheesh Mahal, and Naulakha Pavilion. | WIKI |
| Both are attributed to Shah Jahan, although the Naulakha Pavilion may be a later addition possibly from the Sikh era. | WIKI |
| [14] The white marble Moti Masjid, or Pearl Mosque, also dates from the Shah Jahan period. | WIKI |
| The latter either built during Jahangir's or Shah Jahan's era was the hallmark of Mughals. | WIKI |
| The Naulakha Pavilion is an iconic sight of the Lahore Fort built in 1633 during the Shah Jahan period that is made of prominent white marble, and known for its distinctive curvilinear roof. | WIKI |
| 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. | WIKI |
| It was constructed under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631-32 by Mirza Ghiyas Begh, the grand father of Mumtaz Mahal, and father of Nur Jahan. | WIKI |
| The palace is a labyrinth of chambers that date from the Shah Jahan period. | WIKI |
| Khilwat Khana was built by Shah Jahan in 1633 to the east of the Shah Burj Pavilion, and west of the Shah Jahan Quadrangle. | WIKI |
| Like the nearby Kala Burj, the Lal Burj was built during the reign of Jahangir, though finished during the reign of Shah Jahan. | WIKI |
| Shah Jahan's Quadrangle[edit] | WIKI |
| The collection of buildings surrounding the quadrangle situated between Jahangir's Quadrangle and Khilawat Khana is referred to as Shah Jahan's Quadrangle. | WIKI |
| The Khwabgah of Shah Jahan[edit] | WIKI |
| Khwabgah was the bedroom of Shah Jahan. | WIKI |
| It was built by Shah Jahan under the supervision of Wazir Khan in 1634 during his first visit to the city. | WIKI |
| The chambers feature carved marble screens, and are decorated with inlaid white marble and frescoes, It is the first building built by Shah Jahan in the fort. | WIKI |
| The Diwan-i-Aam was built by Shah Jahan in 1628 in a prominent part of the fort immediately south of Jahangir's Quadrangle. | WIKI |
| Shah Jahan's Diwan-i-Aam was destroyed in 1841 when the son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Sher Singh bombarded the fort in his fight against Maharani Chand Kaur, the wife of Mahraja Kharak Singh. | WIKI |
| The Moti Masjid (Urdu: xd9x85xd9x88xd8xaaxdbx8c xd9x85xd8xb3xd8xacxd8xafxe2x80x8e), one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a mosque dating from the Shah Jahan Period that is located on the western side of Lahore Fort, closer to Alamgiri Gate. | WIKI |
| The 21 monuments which survive within its boundaries comprise an outstanding repertory of the forms of Mughal architecture from the reign of Akbar (1542-1605), characterized by standardized masonry of baked brick and red sandstone courses relieved by Hindu motifs including zooomorphic corbels, through that of Shah Jahan (1627-58), characterized by the use of luxurious marbles, inlays of precious materials and mosaics, set within exuberant decorative motifs of Persian origins. | UNESCO |
| Shah Jahan added a fairy tale-like complex of buildings surrounding the Court of Shah Jahan (Diwan-e-Kas, Lal Burj, Khwabgah-e-Jahangiri, and the Shish Mahal, 1631-32, one of the most beautiful palaces in the world, sparkling with mosaics of glass, gilt, semi-precious stones and marble screening). | UNESCO |
| The Shalimar Gardens, constructed by Shah Jahan in 1641-2 is a Mughal garden, layering Persian influences over medieval Islamic garden traditions, and bearing witness to the apogee of Mughal artistic expression. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The 21 monuments preserved within the boundaries of Lahore Fort comprise an outstanding repertory of the forms of Mughal architecture at its artistic and aesthetic height, from the reign of Akbar (1542-1605) through the reign of Shah Jahan (1627-58). | UNESCO |
| Equally the Shalimar Gardens, laid out by Shah Jahan in 1641-2 embodies Mughal garden design at the apogee of its development. | UNESCO |