Type: Monument - Baradari
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Wazir Khans Baradari is a beautiful specimen of civic architecture belonging to the Mughal style of Shah Jahans days. The Baradari has twelve arched openings, three on each side and adorned with four corner cupolas. The main chamber is surrounded by four Pesh-e-Dalans and was once crowned by a high dome (disappeared since long). The interior was decorated with fresco paneling dome in multi-colours, producing a pleasing effect in harmony with the picturesque surroundings of a spacious date garden called Nakhliya, which has disappeared.
Latitude: 31.567725123
Longitude: 74.307785471
Ownership: Government of Punjab
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
