Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007) |
| Samadhi of Ranjit Singh ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਧੀ رنجیت سنگھ دی سمادھی |
|
|---|---|
 The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh. |
|
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Completion date | 1848 |
The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (Punjabi: ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਧੀ/رنجیت سنگھ دی سمادھی) is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848.
Contents |
[edit] The Samadhi
The tomb exemplifies Sikh architecture, it is gilded fluted domes and cupolas and an ornate balustrade round the top. Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb.
[edit] Other monuments
Two small monuments to the west of the main mausoleum commemorate Ranjit Singh's son Maharaja Kharak Singh and grandson Nau Nihal Singh, and their wives.
[edit] Recent news
The funerary urns were removed from the marble pavilion and were replaced by a simple slab around 1999[citation needed]. This was done as part of the preparations for the Khalsa Tricentenary and the visit of Sikh dignitaries from India. The Samadhi was damaged by the earthquake in October 2005.
In May 2006, following concerns about the state of the samadhi, the Indian Minister for Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and expressed her concerns.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Samadhi of Ranjit Singh |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article about a Pakistani building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Sikhism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
