Tomb of Jahangir

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The Tomb of Jahangir is a 17th-century Mughal mausoleum near Lahore, Pakistan, renowned for its richly decorated interiors and as the final resting place of the emperor Jahangir.

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Tomb of Jahangir canonical 3
Jahangir’s tomb garden complex 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal architecture
mausoleum
tourist attraction
architect Ali Mardan Khan
architecturalStyle Mughal period
surface form: Mughal

Persian-influenced architecture
burialPlaceOf Jahangir
commissionedBy Nur Jahan
completionDate 1637
continent Asia
coordinateLocation 31.620°N 74.244°E
country Pakistan
floorCount 1
hasPart arcaded corridors
central cenotaph
charbagh garden
courtyard
entrance gateway
four minarets
fresco-decorated interiors
garden pavilions
marble platform
pietra dura inlay work
height approximately 30 meters (minarets)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
inception 17th century
knownFor Persian-style gardens
historical significance in Mughal era
pietra dura floral motifs
richly decorated interiors
locatedIn Shahdara Bagh
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Punjab, Pakistan
locatedNear Lahore
locatedOnWaterway Ravi River NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Department of Archaeology, Pakistan
surface form: Department of Archaeology and Museums, Pakistan
materialUsed red sandstone
white marble
namedAfter Jahangir
nearby Akbari Sarai
Hiran Minar (Shahdara)
Tomb of Asif Khan
numberOfMinarets 4
owner Government of Pakistan
partOf Shahdara complex
religion Islam
significantEvent desecration during Sikh rule
restoration during British colonial period
startDate 1627
visitorAttraction domestic tourists
international tourists

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Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim burialPlace Tomb of Jahangir
Shahdara Bagh hasHeritageSite Tomb of Jahangir
Shahdara Bagh hasGardenComplex Tomb of Jahangir
this entity surface form: Jahangir’s tomb garden complex
Tomb of Asif Khan locatedNear Tomb of Jahangir