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City s heritage facing major threat from human-induced disasters, feel experts : The Tribune India

Despite awareness and efforts to preserve the rich heritage of the holy city, conservation experts, heritage activists and city residents are not satisfied with the present status of monuments, heritage buildings and sites.

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170-year-old paintings of Hungarian painter on display

National May 13, 2021 LAHORE: After restoration and preservation of 170-year old paintings of Hungarian painter August Schoffet have been put on display at Sikh Gallery, Lahore Fort. This task was completed by Archeology Directorate and Tourism Department in collaboration with Hungarian Embassy and Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA). Paintings of Hungarian artist August Schoefft, who visited Lahore between 1841 and 1842, displayed in Princess Bamba Gallery at Lahore Fort. According to historical accounts, Schoefft belonged to a family of artists. The street where he was born in 1809 is still known as ‘Képíró Utca’/Artists’. In November 1841, Schoefft arrived at the court of Maharaja Sher Singh, the openly anglophile successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Schoefft completed a number of paintings for Sher Singh which he left behind in the royal Tosha Khana or treasury. Schoefft took away with him sketches of personalities he encountered in Lahore.

Religious tourism to be promoted in Punjab

‘Religious tourism to be promoted in Punjab’ National April 2, 2021 LAHORE: Tourism and Archaeology Department (TAD) has decided to promote religious tourism in Punjab with special focus on 11 historical places sacred for various faiths. In this regard, a meeting was held here Thursday, TAD Secretary Ehsan Bhutta in chair. Additional Secretary Tourism, Director Auqaf, Deputy Secretary Religious Affairs Department, Deputy Director ETPB, Director Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA), Senior Chief, Planning & Development Board, Director Archaeology and representative of PTEGP attended the meeting. The meeting was told that under the Punjab Tourism for Economic Growth Project (PTEGP), on-site management studies of 11 sites, including Gurdawaras Nankana Sahib, Rohri Sahib, Sacha Sauda, Katas Raj temple, Taxila Museum, Bibi Jawindi Uch Sharif, Darbar Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh were done. PTEGP was also rehabilitating six roads leading to religious sites of 34km le

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