Gulberg

Gulberg (Urdu: گلبرگ) is a residential and commercial area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is known for its upscale shopping centres, restaurants, posh residential areas and the Hafeez Centre (the largest computer and mobile market in Lahore). It also includes Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium Sports Complex, the home of Pakistani cricket. It is also known as the hub of the fashion industry in Pakistan, and is the location of PACE (an upscale shopping mall.)

Two major markets in Gulberg are Main Market and Liberty Market. Main Market provides an ever expanding shopping area for a variety of shops while Liberty Market is generally a market for women. Alongside Main Market is the Canal Park Bazar boasting more than 1000 shops for everyday items. Gulberg's M. M. Alam road is known for its many upscale restaurants, designer boutiques, beauty saloons and furniture shops.

Also,in addition to the Gadaffi Stadium for cricket, it also holds hockey stadium and now a football stadium too.Several outdoor sports are conducted throughout the year around that area such as the marathon.There are many fitness clubs there too and one of the famous ones in Shapes.

Jinnah Garden

Bagh-e-Jinnah (Urdu: باغ جناح ) (or Jinnah's Garden) is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Lawrence Gardens. Today, the large green space contains a botanical garden, a mosque, and Jinnah library situated in a Victorian building.

There are also entertainment and sports facilities within the park that comprise of an open-air theatre, a restaurant, tennis courts and the Gymkhana Cricket Ground. It is located on Lawrence Road next to Lahore Zoo, directly across from the Governor's House on The Mall.Contents



Past

Originally built as botanical garden modelled on Kew Gardens, it was named after John Lawrence, Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.[1] The place used to hold his statue, which was later moved to Foyle and Londonderry College in Northern Ireland.

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Present

Jinnah Garden Lahore that is situated on 141 acres (0.57 km2) at this time, earlier it was in 176 acres (0.71 km2), but the land was given to Lahore zoo, botanical garden govt. college university Lahore and to roads alongside the garden. now it is almost the plant area except roads building is 121 acres (0.49 km2). it is most beautiful and well managed botanical garden in Pakistan. it has almost 150 varieties of trees, 140 types of shrubs, 50 types of creepers, 30 palms, almost 100 succulent and about same indoor along with almost all varieties of annual flowers. garden has a good name in Chrysanthemum shows, it was the first institute that started growing chrysanthemum and maximum no of varieties for it. it has 3 nurseries, 4 hilloaks in it. it has two libraries, quaid-e-azam library and Daruslam in it.Regarding collection of trees, Shrubs, climbers a book has been published by Ch. Muhammad Tariq (DDA Jinnah Garden) and Muhammad Ramzan Rafique (Agricultural Officer), This book contains common name, botanical name, flower time, type of planat(decedious or evergreen), flowering clolour of each plant along with its picture. Furthermore this book contains selective pictures from palm garden, annual flowers in this garden. This book can be obtained from the office of Jinnah Garden.
The park hosts a famous cricket ground since 1885, built for the entertainment of government officers and civil servants.[2] The ground maintained its Test Status from 1955 till 1959 when the venue moved to Gaddafi Stadium.
The park receives a nostalgic mention of the 1970s and 1980s life in Bano Qudsia's remarkable urdu novel Raja Gidh.
The Park has a Tomb of Shia' Sufi Known as Baba Turat Muraad Shah, with a heavy number of visitors.

Sheranwala Gate

The "Shairanwala Gate," also known as the "Gate of the Lions," was made by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. After its completion, Singh placed two live lions (or Shers) in cages at the gate as a symbolic gesture to warn any invader.

Lahori Gate

The "Lohari Gate" is very close to "Bhati Gate." Like many other gates, it was built to keep enemies out. Although it is now surrounded by shops and stalls, it still has great architectural significance. In Urdu, loha means "iron," and the gate is named Lohari because many lohars (blacksmiths) workshops were based just outside this gate.

Kashmiri Gate

The "Kashmiri Gate" is so named because it faces the direction of Kashmir. Inside the gate, there is a shopping area called "Kashmiri Bazaar" and a beautiful girls' college. This college, built upon an old haveli belonging to a shah, is a beautiful example of Mughal architecture

Delhi Gate

The "Delhi Gate" was once the main and only road that led from Lahore to Delhi. The gate was built during the Mughal era. Although the gate suffered greatly in the 1947 riots, it has since been renovated and today is in its former glory.

Bhatti Gate

The entrance to the "Bhati Gate" is located on the western wall of the old city. The area inside the gate is well known throughout the city for its food. Just outside of "Bhati Gate" is the Data Durbar, the mausoleum of the Sufi saint Ali Hajweri (also known as Data Sahib Ganjbaksh). Every Thursday evening Naat Readers and Qawawals (who perform Qawwali) gather here to read Naat and perform religious Qawwali.