Places · A guide to the archive
Explore streets, institutions, work and changing place names in selected cities on both sides of the modern border.
A city becomes easier to read when a broad description is paired with a specific building, workplace or institution. Begin with one place you know, then compare a second entry. Notice whether the evidence describes the municipal city, a district or a much wider regional connection, and keep the date of that description attached.
An intentional selection
Lahore’s history is visible in royal monuments, domestic streets and the work of conservation. Begin with the Walled City, while keeping this historic urban core distinct from the larger modern metropolis.
Discover Amritsar’s growth around a sacred pool and settlement, alongside its trading streets, education and production.
Trace Faisalabad’s history as Lyallpur through irrigation, markets and industry, and distinguish its town and district histories.
A nineteenth-century courtyard mansion and its changing uses offer a close view of Rawalpindi’s urban fabric, beside the deliberately planned capital of Islamabad.
Ludhiana’s urban history brings manufacturing and agricultural research into the same city. Its changing neighbourhoods and institutions connect local work with wider transformations in Punjab.
Kasur connects a border landscape, the memory of Bulleh Shah and a historic building now associated with its museum. Keeping city and district separate makes that history clearer.
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