Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab. Apart from being the cultural and academic centre of the country, Lahore is the Mughal "Show-Window" of Pakistan. The origins of Lahore are shrouded in the mists of antiquity.

Reminiscence of its hoary past are the remains of a subterranean temple in the northern part of the Royal Fort, attributed to Lord Rama. the legendary hero of Ramayana.

Lying on the main trade and invasion routes to the sub-continent, Lahore has been ruled and plundered by a number of dynasties and herdes. However it touched the zenith of its glory during the rule of the Mughals.

The Mughals, who were famous as builders, gave Lahore some of its finest archi-tectural monuments that are extinct today.

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