Essay: A Visit to an Historical Place
Shalimar Garden
Pakistan has a long historical background. There- are many historical monuments all over Pakistan, particularly in Lahore, which tell us the past history of our country. Millions of people visit every year the historical places of Lahore like Royal Fort of Lahore, Badshahi Mosque, Shalimar Gardens, Jahangir Tomb. These ancient buildings are the symbol of the glorious past of the Muslims of the Sub-continent.
Last month, the Head of History Department of our college decided to take a party of 25 students to the Shalimar Gardens..
We boarded the college bus at 9 a.m. And it took us 45 minutes to reach the great historical monument. All of us were very anxious to have a look at the garden and when we reached it, we were spellbound, by its beauty.
Shalimar garden lahore
It is a wonderful monument which speaks very highly about the past glory of our country. The gardens spread out in typical Mughal style and are surrounded by high walls with watch towers at the four corners. | The gardens were spreading over seven ascending terraces, but only three remain now which cover an area of about 42 acres. Then we went to the marble creating a water fall effect.
Across the waterfall is a marble throne. I went to the throne and sat on it for some moments. I was impressed to imagine the Mughal King sitting on that throne. At the end Of the second terrace is a beautiful structure of a sunken tank called Sawan Bhadon.
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| shalimar garden |
We were tired by the time we reached there, so we took our lunch and then lay on the ground for half an hour. After that, we visited other places of interest. We also took a few photographs of this building which are a sweet remembrance of our visit to this famous monument.
At 5 p.m., we left the Shalimar Gardens for our college. , I We immensely enjoyed this trip. The memory of this visit will always remain fresh in o
ur minds.
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