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President Arif Alvi terms Lahore Biennale-02 ‘great event’

Pakistan · 28 January 2020 ·

Inside the recently restored Shahi Hammam, Lahore, Pakistan. Built in 1634 during the reign of Shah Jahan, the Shahi Hammam is a bathhouse constructed in the tradition of Persian and Turkish bathing establishments. Despite archeological remains indicating the existence and popularity of smaller bathhouses during the Mughal and Sikh eras, it is the only monumental public bathing house in the Subcontinent that survives from that period. In 2016, the Hammam received the Award of Merit as part of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

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Article Author: President Arif Alvi terms Lahore Biennale-02 ‘great event’

Media Source: The News (Pakistan)

Date: 28 January 2020

The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, was the chief guest at the second Lahore Biennale (LB02), which seeks to provide public space for experimentation in visual expression and experience. Another major aspect of this event was the walled city of Lahore, where the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has undertaken effort to help in the preservation of sites of cultural value and in preserving our heritage. Dr. Arif Alvi thanked patrons of Art, like HBL, for supporting multiple initiatives and thanked the Aga Khan Development Network for the renovation and restoration work done at the Lahore Fort, Wazir Khan Mosque and the Shahi Hammam in Lahore.

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