via tribune.com.pk: With help from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). The restoration will begin from July 22 and is set to be completed in a year’s time The Express Tribune has learnt.
Most of the restoration cost of Rs39,498,833 will be borne by the Norwegian embassy.
The Shahi Hammam was built around 1634 AD by Hakim Ilmuddin Ansari, the governor of Lahore in Emperor Shah Jahan’s (1628-58 AD) reign. It was a public bath that serviced travellers as well as residents of the city. It is a single-storey building covering an area of over 1,000 square metres. It was built on the pattern of Turkish and Iranian bathing establishments of the time (with hot, warm and cool plunges and sweat rooms). The Shahi Hammam has 21 connected rooms and a separate room for offering prayers.
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