History of conservation of shish mahal in Lahore, Pakistan.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMohammad Kamran
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Yousuf Awan
dc.contributor.authorSaima Gulzar
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T04:23:55Z
dc.date.available2018-10-16T04:23:55Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractLahore Fort is situated in north-west side of Lahore city. Lahore fort is an icon for national identity and symbol of both historical and legendry versions of the past. It preserves all styles of Mughal architecture. The fort has more than 20 large and small monuments, most of them are towards northern side. Shish Mahal is one of them and was built in 1631-1632 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Shish Mahal being most beautiful royal residence is also known as palace of mirrors. Shish Mahal has faced serious problems throughout the ages. Temperature changes, heavy rains, lightning and termite effect were the serious causes of decays for Shish Mahal. With the passage of time remedial works were proposed for Shish Mahal and were implemented accordingly. In 1991-92 serious cracks were observed in the ceiling. On the recommendations of experts the conservation of ceiling of Shish Mahal was carried out from 2003-2005. The paper will focus on history of conservation of Shish Mahal before partition and after independence. The paper will briefly discuss history of Shish Mahal, its architecture, conservation and detail of repair works. The paper draws conclusion for successful conservation to maintain the authenticity of historic monument as well as the failures in conservation works.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKamran, M., Awan, M. Y., & Gulzar, S. (2016). Histoty of conservation of Shish Mahal in Lahore, Pakistan. International Journal of Research in Chemical, Metallurgical and Civil Engineering, 3(1), 126-130. (Mohammad Kamran (SAP), Muhammad Yousuf Awan, Saima Gulzar)en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-1442
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3316
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Research in Chemical, Metallurgical and Civil Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture & Planningen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, History of Conservation, Repair works, Shish Mahalen_US
dc.titleHistory of conservation of shish mahal in Lahore, Pakistan.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Collections
Department of Architecture & Planning