This is "Alamgiri Gate" at the entrance of
the Lahore Fort in Pakistan. It was
built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1674 as a private entrance to the
royal quarters. It was large enough to allow several elephants carrying members
of the royal household to enter at one time.
Lahore Fort, is by far one of the grandest of all the
Mughal citadels built in Pakistan. It is an incredibly opulent fortification,
symbolizing the grandeur and wealth of the Mughal dynasty.
This gate is one of Lahore’s most iconic monuments,
and once featured on Pakistani currency.
The pillars were vanilla cake with cannoli filling and the square was a passion fruit cake with passion fruit cannolli icing. Yum!
