Heritage record
Baba Gian Chand Smadh
PunjabTombProtected
A Sikh period Samadh, in a good state of preservation, measuring 1.75m x 1.75m each side with a height of 6m. The Samadh of Baba Gian Chand is octagonal in plan, constructed on a square platform measuring 9.50x9.50m raised to the height of 1m. The low dome has been erected on a circular drum, of which the pinnacle has disappeared and only the iron rod is available. The traces of fresco paintings are also visible.
- Record ID
- 5505
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- Tehsil
- Lahore
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Tomb
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 31.35889, 74.39250 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Rehman, S. et. al. (1998). Survey Report of Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Punjab, Vol: 1. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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