In September 2015, the Akcsp Foundation began to document the image wall in the Lahore Fort, which contains murals decorating the fort. These murals are the main reason behind the site’s listing on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981.
Image wall is a long wall panel of 442 meters and extends between the northern and western facials of the Lahore Fort, and features an average height of 15 meters. The wall is decorated with shiny tiles and mosaics that belong to the Mongol Old, as well as decorative tiles, burials and murals.
The wall of the images extends from “Hathi Paul” (Elephant Gate) to the Jahangir Quad -angles. With his presence near the river, the wall was decorated in a wonderful way during the Mongol era during the reign of Emperor Jahangir in 1624 AD, and the works were completed during the era of Shah Jahan in 1632 AD. The paintings that attracted the interest of the royal court in that era show pictures of the perception of the battles between humans and animals, angels and demons, jinn, dance and music.
Our relationship with the site started in September 2015 by documenting the wall of the photo. Thanks to the funding of the Norwegian Royal Embassy, the initiative expanded to include the documentation of the entire Lahore Fort. Since then, the project has been directed towards planning the rehabilitation of the fort and improving conditions inside the buffer zone along the southern and eastern edge.
The fortress initiative of Lahore aims to enhance social and economic growth in the fortified historical city, by renewing the tourism management system in the fort and reviving the areas currently unused to generate revenues.
In 2017, the Punjab government agreed to allocate an amount of $ 9 million over a five -year period to restore the Fort of Lahore and its monuments. The Aga Khan Foundation for Cultural Services in Pakistan (AKCSP) has completed the restoration of the Royal Kitchen Restoration, “Shish Mahal”, “Naulakha Pavilion”, and the rainwater management system in the fort. The photo wall is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.