Wazir Khan mosque was built in 1641 after seven years of love's labour on the command of Lahore Governor (Wazir) Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.

The calligraphic inlays will resemble those of the Badshahi Masjid in Lahore. Tiles for indoor flooring will mirror the ones at Lahore’s Wazir Khan Masjid. Sandstone bricks for the courtyard are ...

Built in 1634-35 A.D, during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, the mosque takes its name from its builder, Nawab Wazir Khan, who was the Governor of Lahore until 1639 A.D.

Construction of Wazir Khan Mosque began in 1634 C.E. and was completed in 1641. The mosque was completed in about seven years. Within the mosque, colourful ceramics and plaster have been used.

In Lahore, He constructed Nawab Wazir Khan Mosque and ShahiHamam (The royal Bath). Adjacent to the Bath he built a Saray (hotel) and a garden called Bagh e Nakhliseya (The Garden of Dates).

This mosque was built by a Hakeem (physician) Ilmuddin Ansari also known as Nawab Wazir Khan, a title bestowed on him by Emperor Shah Jehan. Later, he became the Governor of Lahore. Wazir Khan was ...

Wazir Khan Mosque. Sprawling gracefully on the site of the tomb of Syed Muhammed Ishaq, a saint who migrated from Iran in the 13th century, Wazir Khan Mosque was built during the reign of the ...

However, in this regard, the project ‘Preservation and Restoration of Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore’ was approved by the Local Government & Community Development Department, Punjab at on April 2017 ...

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