Monday 23 December 2019

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



Sources:

1- Commemorative board



Tuesday 17 December 2019

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


Sources:

1-Commemorative stone

Monday 2 December 2019

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


Sources:

1- Commemorative boards/stone