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Isa Khan's Garden Tomb Delhi, India

These are photographs of English commemorative board and ancient beautiful Isa Khan's octagonal tomb garden located inside Humayun tomb complex Delhi, India. Commemorative board erected by Urban Renewal Initiative provides this historical information:

"Isa Khan's garden Tomb

Isa Khan's Garden Tomb pre-dates Humayun's tomb by two decades and is the culmination of an architectural style used for royal tombs in Delhi during the Sayyid and Lodi Dynasties from the early 15th to the 16th centuries. It is the only surviving octagonal enclosed tomb complex with walls, mosques and gateway intact.

Conservation work at the site commenced in January 2011, following extensive documentation including 3D high definition surveying, condition assessment, archival research and a peer review of the conservation plan.

An enormous amount of work was required to remove some 325,000 cubic feet of earth from the site is order to restore the landscape to its original level while being careful not to destroy any Archeology. Conservation and landscape works are carried out with due care of authenticity of material and building tradition and have restored the integrity of the Humayun's Tomb World Heritage Site.

The Aga Khan Trust For Culture with co-funding of World Monuments Fund and in partnership with the Archeological Survey of India undertook the conservation of Isa Khan's Garden Tomb, Mosque and gateway during 2011-13. Tile work on the canopies and facade will be restored in 2014."


Courtesy by Mr. Khurram Saeed Khan Sahib



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1- Commemorative board

Beautiful building at Gowal Mandi Lahore

These are photographs commemorative stone and beautiful prepartition double storey residential building located at old food street Gowal Mandi Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. This building was related to Gobind Ram Bhandari E. A. Comm and constructed in the year 1907.



Courtesy by Kashif Ghurki Sahib


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1-Commemorative stone

Gurudawara Panjvien Chevien Patshahi Sri Nankana Sahiib

These are photographs commemorative stone/boards, Parkash Ashtan, exterior and interior of Grand Beautiful historic Gurudwara Panjveen Chevien Patshahi located near Gurudwara Tambu Sahib Sri Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan. Both Gurudwaras share common boundary wall. According to the information written on commemorative board, at this holy place, 5th Guru of Sikhism Guru Arjun Dev Ji Maharaj stayed here when he came here to visit Janam Ashtan of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj. So this place is famous as Panjveen Patshahi. This is the Holy place where 6th Guru of Sikhism Guru Hargobind Sahib Jee Maharaj stayed here after coming back from Kashmir tour. The tree with which he knotted the bridle of his hourse is still exists as a memorial (Preserved in a glass case). And then from here, he went to visit the Janam Ashtan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj on foot. So this place is famous as Chevien Patshahi.

 Gurmukhi commemorative stones provides this useful  information:

1- "Is barande di sewa karwai Giayan Singh sputar Jiwan Mall Parida wale chakk Puria zila Gujjranwala
20 Maghar 1988".


2- "استھان مہاراج گورو ہرگوبند صاحب

اس پوتر استھان کی سیوا سردار ایشر سنگھ صاحب ساہی ڈپٹی مجسٹریٹ نے اپنے پِتا سردار گنشا سنگھ ساہی شاہوکار مانانوالہ بار کی یاد میں کرائی۔ یکم بیساکھ 1994۔ ١٣ اپریل 1937ء۔"


Courtesy by Ahmad Hassan Ji


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1- Commemorative boards/stone

Water Works Wells Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Water Works Wells Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan


These are photographs of English commemoratives stone and British times grand beautiful building of 130 years old Water Works Wells located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. These water works wells are publicly famous as Dumlotee Wells. Mr. Imran William says, "The historic Dumlotee wells still constitute a part of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Boardís (KWSB) water supply network and provide a justification for the salaries of dozens of board workers,
Moreover, the lifting of sand from the Malir River bed for construction purposes has reduced the water-supplying capacity of the wells to a great extent
These wells were designed to supply water on gravity principles. Two supply lines having 48-inche diameter and 25-mile length each were laid from Dumlotee Conduit, suited behind Memon Goth in Malir to Lines Area via Malir Cantonment, University Road, and Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block-6, to Temple Currie Reservoirs in Lines Area."

Commemorative stone provides this useful information:

" Karachi Muncipality Water Works Well No. 6 completed in March 1929, designed and Supervised by Mr. Measham Lea C. I. E., O. B. E., M. I. D. E., Chief Engineer. Constructed by Mr. E. A. Hilton Superintendent, Mr. Abdul Ghani Sub Engineer."


Courtesy by Mr. & Mr. Imran William


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1-Commemorative stone

2- Interview with Imran William Research Photographer, 30th November 2019, 11:35 a. m.

Butkara 1 Stupa Near Mingora District Swat, KPK, Pakistan

All these photographs are of English commemorative board and ancient Butkara 1 Stupa located in the district of Swat, KPK, Pakistan. English commemoratives board erected by Directorate of Archeology and Museums, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reads as below:


"The Buddhist Sacred precinct of Butkara identified as the monastery of Ta-Lo mentioned by Sung Yun (520 A. D) visited and described by the Chinese Buddhis pilgrims of the 5th, 6th and 7th centuries AC lies by the Eastern end of the ancient capital of Udiyana Men-Chich Li present Mingora. The main stupa stands in the middle, around it are crowded Monuments stupas Viharas and columns, on the Northern Side stands a great building and further to the North & West the inhabited area. The great stupa under went fine Reconstruction, each new one incasing the older from 3rd century B. C. Down to 10th century A. D. The other Monuments around have been accordingly Co. Related to the five Building periods as stated above."



Courtesy by Mr. Khurram Saeed Khan Sahib



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1- Commemorative board