The UNESCO-listed Mughal citadel at the north-west corner of the Old City, built and rebuilt by successive emperors — Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb — each adding their own marble and inlay-stone contributions. The Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) with its inlaid-mica ceiling is the highlight, along with the Diwan-i-Khas and the Naulakha Pavilion. A sound and light show runs on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings.
Lahore Fort
UNESCO Mughal citadel with the Sheesh Mahal mirror palace
A story
When Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in 1799 he made the fort his royal residence; on his death in 1839, four of his queens and seven of his concubines committed sati on his funeral pyre in what is now the Hazuri Bagh outside the gates. The marble platform on which they burned is still set into the floor of the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh next door.