The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan It was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a part of an ensemble of buildings that also included the nearby Shahi Hammam baths. The mosque is renowned for its intricate faience tile work known as Kashikar, as well as its interior surfaces that are almost entirely embellished with elaborate Mughal-era frescoes. The mosque has been under extensive restoration since 2009 under the direction of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Government of Punjab, with contributions from the governments of Germany, Norway, and the United States.
The mosque is located in the Walled City of Lahore along the southern side of Lahore’s Shahi Guzargah, or “Royal Road,” which was the traditional route traversed by Mughal nobles on their way to royal residences at the Lahore Fort. The mosque is situated approximately 260 meters west of the Delhi Gate, where the mosque’s Shahi Hammam is located. The mosque also faces a town square known as Wazir Khan Chowk, and the Chitta Gate.
The mosque’s interior was richly embellished with frescoes that synthesize Mughal and local decorative traditions, while the exterior of the mosque was lavishly decorated with intricate Persian-style Kashikar tile work. The mosque has been described as “the most ornately decorated Mughal-era Mosque.”
If you are interested in visiting this beautiful mosque, it is open every day from 5:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
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