Heritage record
Dai Anga`s Mosque
PunjabMosqueProtected
A mosque situated near the Railway station of Lahore and notable for its minute and refined enameled tile, mosaic work. It is the only surviving monument of a decent quarter of Mughal period Lahore called Mohalla Dai Anga, a locality of rich men and nobles of the city. Ranjit Singh used the mosque as a military magazine. Later on, it was turned into the private residence of Mr. Henry Cope and editor of the old Lahore Chronicle newspaper and press.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6439
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Mosque
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 31.57489, 74.33914 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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