Showing posts with label MUSEUM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MUSEUM. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 November 2020

Pakistan Railway Museum Golra Sharif


All these photographs are of Urdu commemorative metal plate, interior and exterior of beautiful building of Pakistan Railway Museum located at Golra Sharif, Islamabad, Pakistan. This museum is also named as Railway Heritage Museum. Railway Heritage Museum was founded in 2003 (officially inaugurated in 2007) and opened for public. The museum building houses relics and antique articles related to Railway from the British Raj. The Railway Museum Golra Sharif is a source of attraction for the tourists and visitors. A big yard is also a part of Railway Museum where cranes, trolleys, saloons, locomotives, coaches and tracks are marshaled impressively. Urdu commemorative metal plate describes this information:


'پاکستان ریلوے میوزیم گولڑا ہال نمبر 2 کا افتتاح بدست عزت مأب جناب خواجہ سعد رفیق وفاقی وزیر برائے ریلوے پاکستان'


{English translation:Khawaja Saad Rafiq Federal Minister for Railway inaugurated Pakistan Railway Museum Hall # 2}




Courtesy by Mr. Talha Zafar Sahib



Sources:


1- Commemorative metal plate


2- Interview with Prof. Veer Shuaib Raza Ji, 27th November 2020 @ 11:30 P. M. 






























Friday, 31 May 2019

College Museum Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills

College Museum Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills




All these photographs are of English commemorative stone, interior and exterior of the building of College Museum located inside Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills, Punjab, Pakistan. College Museum was inaugurated by Brig. Mujahid Alam (Retd) Principal Lawrence College Murree in June 2018. Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree Hills was established in 1860 A. D. The college authorities placed different old antique things related to the Lawrence college Murree. You can see the photographs of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, old Gallians, ex Principals, paintings, woodwork items made by Gallians, precious minerals and rocks presented by old Gallians, College badges, college shields and shields for college, artistic and wood made monograms of the college, annual journals of Lawrence College named 'Gallian', two pages of special addition of the daily Express Islamabad dated 9th October 2010 published on eve of 150 years celebrations of Lawrence College Ghora Gali Murree, framed poem 'Lawrence College Ghora Gali' by Mr. M. A. Naseer House Master Peake House, projectors, drum, maps, guns, bats, diaries and different useful documents.



Photographs By Ali Babar



Sources:
1- Commemorative metal plate

2- Museum items