Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Tomb of Muhammad Qasim Khan
Tomb
of Muhammad Qasim Khan is located in Governor House, Lahore.
It
is interesting to note that the Governor House, Lahore, had been built around
the tomb of one Muhammad Qasim Khan constructed during the Mughal period; who
is said to be a maternal cousin of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Four doorways
enclose the two-story tomb and to the north, there is a stairway which leads up.
The original tomb with the grave underneath is still present at the spot. The
tomb has four doorways and a stair-case on the northern side to go up. Since
long, four columns have been erected in the interior and a mid-roof lay, so
that the tomb has become two- storied. On the east of it lies the ruined Dalan
of Kishan Singh. There are twelve arched niches in bricks on the outside and
four doors in the interior with eight mehrabi dar all round.
In the dome, there are four skylights. After the annexation of the Province, the British purchased this building as well as the land around it for a paltry sum of Rs. 2,500 for the construction of residence for the Lieutenant- Governor of the Province. The mausoleum was kept intact but in place of the rooms built by Khushhal Singh, a number of other rooms were added on top of the square platform which existed all around the mausoleum.
This accounts for its height and the reason why the main rooms have to be approached through a pair of curving grand stairs. Ever since the foundation of Pakistan, the Governor of Punjab/ West Pakistan has his residence and office in this building.
In the dome, there are four skylights. After the annexation of the Province, the British purchased this building as well as the land around it for a paltry sum of Rs. 2,500 for the construction of residence for the Lieutenant- Governor of the Province. The mausoleum was kept intact but in place of the rooms built by Khushhal Singh, a number of other rooms were added on top of the square platform which existed all around the mausoleum.
This accounts for its height and the reason why the main rooms have to be approached through a pair of curving grand stairs. Ever since the foundation of Pakistan, the Governor of Punjab/ West Pakistan has his residence and office in this building.
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hi
ReplyDeleteI wondering that if it's a kind of muslin funeral customs to buried someone inside the building?