Alain Evrard "Entrance to the City Fort built by the Moghuls between 1524 and 1764, Lahore City, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia" Britannica Image Quest. Database
Lahore is the capital of Punjab and has been the cultural center for Northern India and also holds a position in the culture of Pakistan. Lahore has a lot of artists, poets, and is also the center for the film industry. Lahore also has a great education that is the best in the country and it also has some beautiful landmarks like forts, palaces, mosques, gardens, and mausoleums that show it's great Muslim architecture. The structure of the mosques in Lahore are simple and express openness, there are also some inscriptions from the Quran that is on some of the bricks and tiles. Lahore is a very exciting city that is alive and has many festivals and traditions that are influenced by the spirited the people in Lahore. An example of one of the traditions that people in Lahore follow is in the urbanized areas in Lahore, there is a celebration for when it is the first time a boy shaves his face because this is how they mark that they are becoming a man. When it is the first time that a boy shaves his face the family invites guests and the eat food, dance, and sing to celebrate the boys milestone. Another tradition in Lahore is that when couples get married they are expected to have children as soon as possible and the families would more likely want a boy rather than having a girl. The government has been trying to stress family planning to help with the countries population growth, but the population still grows.