List of parks and gardens in Lahore

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This is a list of popular parks and gardens in Lahore, often called the city of gardens.

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Parks and gardens

Amusement parks

Adventure Park, opp Main Gate Bahria Town

Botanical gardens

Zoological gardens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hazuri Bagh</span> Sikh-era garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Hazuri Bagh is a garden in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, bounded by the Lahore Fort to the east, Badshahi Mosque to the west, the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh to the north, and the Roshnai Gate to the south. The garden was built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in the style of Mughal gardens. In the centre of the garden stands the Hazuri Bagh Baradari, built by the Maharaja in 1818 to celebrate his capture of the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Shuja Shah Durrani in 1813. The Serai Alamgiri caravanserai formerly stood where Hazuri Bagh is now located.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shalimar Gardens, Lahore</span> Mughal garden complex in Lahore, Pakistan

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