Architecture Pakistan: Bhong Mosque

Posted on July 27, 2009
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Owais Mughal Pakistan has numerous mosques which are envy of the world because of their architecture as well as detailed decoration. This is our second post in the series of highlighting such grand mosque architecture in Pakistan. Our first post of this series was about masjid Mahabat Khan in Peshawar. Today’s post is about the […]

Architecture: Using Mud to Build Homes

Posted on May 28, 2009
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S.A.J. Shirazi The future lies in mud architecture. Though this sweeping statement may sound prehistoric, but it is very relevant to modern times. Building living spaces with mud is a tradition dating back to the start of civilizations. Some excellent examples from the Great Mosque – the world’s largest mud building and UNESCO’s World Heritage […]

Mausoleum of Waris Shah

Posted on February 28, 2009
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi Jandiala Sher Khan is the final resting place of eminent sufi poet Syed Waris Ali Shah. Located about fourteen kilometer northwest of Sheikhupura at the intersection of Sheikhupura-Vanike and Gujranwala-Chuharkana roads, the town is rather an unremarkable place. For about two centuries the author of magnum opus Heer-Ranjha has lied here in […]

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