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Old photos of Lahore

42 photographs of Lahore, from 1895 to 2024 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 42 photographs of Lahore on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1895 to 2024. 5 of them were taken before 1980; the other 37 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.7 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.42 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Lahore through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

EU: Tempel te Lahore (1905), Lahore — photos through time
EU: Tempel te Lahore (1905) 4 photos · 1905–1913
Alamgiri Gate - side view, Lahore — photos through time
Alamgiri Gate - side view 3 photos · 2005
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore 01, Lahore — photos through time
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore 01 3 photos · 2021
Cenotaph Tomb of Nur Jahan, Lahore — photos through time
Cenotaph Tomb of Nur Jahan 2 photos · 2010
Islamic Summit Minar Lahore in Sepia, Lahore — photos through time
Islamic Summit Minar Lahore in Sepia 2 photos · 2009–2015
Lahor tren garı, Lahore — photos through time
Lahor tren garı 2 photos · 2006
Lahore Fort.jpg, Lahore — photos through time
Lahore Fort.jpg 2 photos · 2018

Stories from Lahore

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

EU: Lahore (Pakistan). Blick durch einen Park zu einer Moschee (1913), Lahore, 1913
EU: Lahore (Pakistan). Blick durch einen Park zu einer Moschee (1913) 1913 A mosque is glimpsed through the trees of a public park in this 1913 photograph from Lahore. Then a major city of British India's Punjab province, Lahore was renowned for the Mughal-era religious architecture that still…
St Andrews church, Lahore, 2003
St Andrews church 2003 St Andrew's Church in Lahore, Pakistan, is pictured in 2003. Built during the period of British colonial rule in the Punjab, the church reflects the Gothic Revival style favored for ecclesiastical buildings across…
Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, 2005
Wazir Khan Mosque 2005 The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, photographed in 2005. Completed in 1641 during the reign of Shah Jahan, it is noted for its extensive glazed tile work and is considered one of the most ornately decorated…
High Court- Lahore, Lahore, 2010
High Court- Lahore 2010 The Lahore High Court building, photographed in 2010. Built during the British colonial period, it combines Mughal decorative motifs with Gothic Revival forms, a style sometimes called Indo-Saracenic that was widely used…
State Bank of Pakistan Building, Mall Road, Lahore, Lahore, 2011
State Bank of Pakistan Building, Mall Road, Lahore 2011 A tall modernist office tower with a grid of windows rises behind roadside trees on Lahore's Mall Road, photographed from passing traffic. The State Bank of Pakistan maintains offices along this historic colonial-era…
Front View of Lahore Railway Station, Lahore, 2019
Front View of Lahore Railway Station 2019 Lahore Railway Station was built in the early 1860s under British colonial administration, its fortress-like towers and thick walls designed partly for defense in the years following the 1857 uprising, giving the…
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore 01, Lahore, 2021
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore 01 2021 One of the terraced gardens at Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan, photographed in 2021. The Mughal garden complex was laid out in 1641-42 under Emperor Shah Jahan and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981…
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore 02, Lahore, 2021
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore 02 2021 A further view of Shalamar Gardens, Lahore, taken in 2021. Built on the orders of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the seventeenth century, the garden's three descending terraces once channeled water from a canal built…
1890s · 1 photo
1900s · 3 photos
1910s · 1 photo
2000s · 13 photos · showing 12, all 13 on the map ↗
2010s · 19 photos · showing 12, all 19 on the map ↗
2020s · 5 photos