Type: Monument - Building
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: The Lakshmi Building was constructed before the partition and associated with the memories of Hindus and Sikhs. It is located on Lakshmi Chowk of today and was owned by Lakshmi Insurance Corporation in 1935. It was later used by the Muslim League of Hindustan who gathered here for meetings and social events. This building also has the honor of housing renowned personalities like former PM Meraj Khalid, short storey writer Saadat Hassan Manto, former FM Zafarullah Chaudhry and India`s petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Latitude: 31.567559547
Longitude: 74.324561374
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: List of Protected Sites and Monuments in Punjab under Antiquties Act 1975 & Special Premises Ordinance 1985
Published In: https://archaeology.punjab.gov.pk/list-of-monuments-museums
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
