Ludhiana Historical Landmarks

Historical Landmarks in Ludhiana

Bhir : Bhir has the famous mosque built by Mohammad Ghori in 1911, 150 years old Khangah of Abdul Rehman Khan, mausoleum of Alawal Khan built during Shah Jehan's regime, octagonal in shape..................................

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City Kotwali : Near about 173-year-old city kotwali police station, also known as the Division No. 1 police station, is the oldest in the city as the much older Purani Kotwali, which had disappeared from the Chaura Bazaar about more than a decade ago. .......................

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Clock Tower : Ludhiana City’s best icon Clock Tower, popularly known as Ghanta Ghar, is more than 100 years old. The Clock Tower, the prime landmark of the city, has also come up as the representative emblem of Ludhiana. ......................

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Daresi Ground : Daresi Ground witnessed the Indian freedom struggle and even carried some part of the movement in its lap. It also provided a pedestal to leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, who addressed rallies of national importance from here. The Hindi agitation movement is said to have been launched from here and for the past so many decades, it has been ‘the place’ for several political rallies. ...........................

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Lakkar Pul : Lakkar Pul Ludhiana, one of the most prominent landmarks in the city, which has been a witness to the development of the city from a small settlement to a metropolis, has made way for a modern flyover.........................

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Local Bus Adda : In Ludhiana, the city that is continuously making history, names, especially of places, do not matter much. There are a number of places within the old city, which have assumed new names with the passage of time. One such place here, which has lost its old identity and acquires another, is Local Adda near Laxmi theatre ....................

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Lodhi Fort : The over 500-years – old Lodhi fort, constructed by Muslim ruler Sikander Lodhi on a strategic location along the banks of Sutlej in city, has gone to rack & ruin, thanks to the official apathy as well as the indifferent attitude of the city residents towards it. ......................

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Mougal Sari At Doraha : Time has taken off the ostentatious exuberance and esteemed magnificence of the Mughal Sarai of Doraha. Still much could have been preserved and another ..........................

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort-Phillaur : The Town of Phillaur in which this Fort is located owes its origin to a Sanghera Jat Phul called the town after himself Phulnagar. Subsequently the Naru Rajputs under Rai Shahr ..................................

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Railway Station : Jammu has been linked with all railheads or terminals in India and most of the traffic has to pass through Ludhiana. Trains originating from Amritsar also pass through Ludhiana, which has, became one of the busiest railway junctions. Yet much needs to be done to provide facilities, sanitation, reservation, information, etc. The citizens are also waiting anxiously for the Ludhiana-Chandigarh rail link.................................

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Subhani Building : The imposing heights, delicately designed and carefully crafted wood work and the hanging galleries of wood on all sides of the Subhani building speak of its past. Subhani Miyan, a businessman, had constructed Subhani building in 1931. ..........................

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Mali Ganj : The winding, twisting lanes of Mali Ganj are typically old-fashioned. The locality was built decades ago. The closely constructed houses with raised entrance and open centres remind one of the forties when life was lived at an unhurried pace .....................

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