Type: Monument - Building
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: It was situated on Anarkali Road. During the regime of Bhangi Sardars, a temple and inn was constructed in the Chajju dwelling which later came to be known as Chajju da Chaubara. Chaju was a contemporary of Mughal rulers Jahangir and Shah Jahan. From a rich goldsmith he changed his way of living. According to Syed Muhammad Latif, Chajju da Chaubara was situated close to the Mayo Hospital, south of Ratan Chands Sarai. Chajju was a godly man in the time of Shah Jahan. He was a resident of Lahore, and by caste a Bhatia. The interior of Chaubara has a square room with straight curves on the four sides of the floor. Inside the front wall, the upper part of door has about one 30 cm wide boundary of embellished area. This was the area where Chajju Rams customers came to purchase gold when he was worked as goldsmith. The main entrance was lavishly decorated. Many cracks have appeared now in this part. Above the windows there are three cusped arches of same sizes as the windows below. The same plan repeated in both north and south wall. These arches are beautifully painted with eight sided star shape motif. The use of red and sharp red inside these arches makes these motifs more elegant. Some portions have clear picture of motif as most of the portion had been rubbed off during re-touching of this Chaubara. The dome is placed on octagonal plane and every angled corner have specially embellished with massive use of gold and steel pieces on it. Inside this corner there is a, arched door almost two 0.6 m high.
Latitude: 31.573098556
Longitude: 74.314911611
Ownership: Evacuee Trust
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Chaubara of Chajju Bhagat - Chajju Da Chaubara Lahore
Published In: http://aliusmanbaig.blogspot.com/2019/09/chaubara-of-chajju-bhagat-chajju-da.html
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Baig, A.U.
