The Shahi Hammam (Urdu and Punjabi: شاہی حمام; Royal Baths), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan.The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque. No longer used as a hammam, the baths were restored between 2013 and 2015 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Walled City of Lahore Authority, with much of the funding provided by the government of Norway. The restoration project was given an Award of Merit by UNESCO in 2016 for the hammams successful conservation which returned it to its former prominence.

This nicely restored. Worth visiting for those you wanted to see our heritage. Entry ticket for students was only 20Rps to encourage the youth to come and visit the site..

The Shahi Hammam or Royal Bath (شاہی حمام), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore in 1635 C.E during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It is situated near Dehli Gate. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque. No longer used as a hammam, the baths were restored between 2013 and 2015 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Walled City of Lahore Authority, with much of the funding provided by the government of Norway. The restoration project was given an Award of Merit by UNESCO in 2016 for the hammams successful conservation which returned it to its former prominence. The baths fell into disuse by the 18th century during the decline and fall of the Mughal Empire. From the early British period onwards the building was used for different purposes - as a primary school, dispensary, and recreational centre as well as an office for the local municipality. Additionally, shops were built into the building’s northern, western and southern façades.

The Shahi Hammam (Urdu and Punjabi: شاہی حمام; Royal Baths), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque.

Lovely heritage building of Mughal era, restored only recently.

As u enter this Shahi Hammam... it will be great sight for u... it is on of the great restoration projects of Pakistan..Ticket: 50 Rs

The place is astounding to what it looks like but the people who has the authority. Showing it to be the most well maintained sites in Pakistan doesnt know how to facilitate... I took some tourist people with myself to this place .. As we saw here on internet claiming to be amazing places for the tourists... When they went to bathroom to change their childs diaper they didnt see the place to change inside they had to otherwose manage somehow so they washed the child inside the bathroom and put the diaper on over the chair outside the bathroom as there was no place for parking the car outside this area so they could have changed in the car... The car was parked faraway from this place . The lady who we can say a guard told them not to do such or such over there... Ok this is a site for tourism... They should provide and facilitate the public... They are many tourists who would want to come but now after seeing this problem I recommend that none of the tourists especially with kids should go there because even if you wash your kids there their security officials have problem. To be honest I was highly disappointed... I on my point recommend those people who are taking there people from foreign countries or foreigner with their kids shouldnt go there

A renewed Hammam within inner Lahore is a a must see for history buffs or anyone that enjoys learning about the grandiose, larger than life Mughal existence. Its close to the major Lahore attractions including Wazir mosque and the Lahore fort, as well as several mazars. If you do come, I suggest you go see these sites with a proper guide, so they can elaborate on the richness of one of the oldest cities in the world.

Masha AllahBeautiful massjidPakistan zindha bad

Beautiful....Emaam Masjid voice is peaceful...Men and Women both can pray easily everyone who is in lahore must go and pray ..sadly hugr place but few namazi

The Shahi Hammam also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan.

This Hammam (bath house) was named Royal House, but was open to general public. Excellent renovation. Must visit to see architecture of a historic bath house.

It is a historical place and must visit place in Lahore...Attached with Delhi Gate and near Masjid Wazir Khan, it is a complete package for tourists...Good luck...

It was built in 17th centuray in the era of shah jehan the mughal empror famoous for taj mahal. it is also called shahi hamam. it was recently renovated and open for public. it is fascinating place to visit and know how this place was used for bathing

Truly mesmerising. A must go for all the tourists and the local residents.

One of the most conserved histrionics. Even though its not in its original form and have seen alot of devastation but credit goes to the team who really worked hard in its reservation. The thing thay mesmerised me the most is the pictorial representation of each section, that is really help full for newbie like me to see and wo.drr how it was used. Classical art and astonishingly beautiful conservatory work done.

I like this place its a part of great Mughal Architecture.

The Shahi Hammam!Royal Baths, also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath built during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan, located just within the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, steps away from the Delhi Gate.Facts1. Built in 1635 A.D by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, Governor of Lahore, who is widely known as Wazir Khan.2. No longer used as a hammam, the baths were restored b/w 2013 & 2015 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture & the Walled City of Lahore Authority. The restoration project was given an Award of Merit by UNESCO in 2016.3. The baths were illuminated by sunlight which filtered through several openings in the baths ceiling which also aided ventilation. Most of the hammams interior & Mughal era frescoes have been preserved.4. Consisted of three parts: the jama khana (dressing area), nim garm (warm baths) & garm (hot baths). The baths were gender segregated & contained a reception chamber as well as a small prayer room.

Masjid Wazir Khan n shahi hamam one the best historical place in Lahore City

A historical site preserved. It is so very well maintained and taken care of. A must visit place.....

Amazing place ️Guider was also amazing

I think this is one of the finest historical sites in Lahore and its the relatively lesser know. Why I like it is because of what a unique thing this is and what it stands for. Built in the 17th century by a Mughal official, this is actually a public bath. In a conservative society like Pakistan, this is a bath where many people went about naked! And since its a male-dominated society, most of the naked people inside would have been men! This is just so ironic for a country as homophobic as Pakistan! :DFinally, the third grand irony is the walls. They have gorgeous, detailed paintings and frescoes. Right in the main Bath, you can see flying birds and human figures! Whats the irony? Drawing humans and living creatures is forbidden according to some conservative interpretations of Islam. Yet, here in the heart of Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a building thats just painted with human figures!With all that aside, the architecture, the beauty of detailed artworks, the polished marble - Its just gorgeous. While there, try to imagine yourself in the center of the bath as a Mughal courtier. And look up and around you. Look at the heaven theyve tried to create and marvel at the imagination of some guy 400 years ago who first dreamt up the ideas that now comprise wall frescoes!

A historical place to see immense renovation of heritage

The Shahi Hammam (Urdu and Punjabi: شاہی حمام; Royal Baths), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque.Kindly visit these places to promote tourism in Pakistan. Worth watching.

A very good placed to visit to study history of Lahore. The Royal Bath has got areas for steam bath, hot water bath and cold water bath areas. The hot water used to be produced with under ground furnaces that used to heat the pool of water for path. The excavation has shown the it had a childrens play areas.

A beautiful reminder of life in Lahore, 450 years ago. Walled city foundation has done a brilliant job of restoring it otherwise, we would have lost this gem to the growing commercialization of the city. Beautiful walkways built around the bath with pictures depicting the lifestyle that must have been is artistically done. Must see for all history enthusiasts.

Greatly restored! The staff was very cooperative.

The Shahi Hammam ( Royal Baths), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque.No longer used as a hammam, the baths were restored between 2013 and 2015 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Walled City of Lahore Authority, with much of the funding provided by the government of Norway. The restoration project was given an Award of Merit by UNESCO in 2016 for the hammams successful conservation which returned it to its former prominence.

It was an absolute honor to learn from our guide Mr Javed sab. Google his name on TED talks, he is quite a witty & entertaining personality ... not to mention a really good singer aswell!This is not your average guided tour, it was an experience which I am glad I got to have.

AncientPrestigiousHeritageMust visit this

Nice place to visit, when you finally get here, the traffic is ridiculously crazy inside the walled city of Lahore. They are in the process of restoring this and its a pretty cool place to explore. The hamam is not huge, it will take about 30 minutes to visit the entire place while reading the various historical information. There is a price of 40 rupees for entrance so make sure to have cash. Basically have cash for anywhere inside the walled city, ATMs are not that widely available.

One of the best historical place to visit. I visited this place in night and it was amazing experience i ever had. Walled city authority did great job to make ways inside for people to move easily in every room. Garam hamam and normal hamam. Guide told us whole story how royal people come and taken bath here. Overall experience was good. Worth place to visit.

Im passionate traveller and have been to all historical and worth it places in Lahore and i must say this place is very well maintained and interesting to visit. Its main entrance is from Delhi gate and to find parking there sucks badly and super difficult so i recommend to find spot somewhere away and safe.It takes around 15/20 mins to explore this place. Isnt big one but at night lighting really sucks and its too Dark. you have to use your phones flashes for it.Ticket price is 40 Rs/- for Pakistani national and it was somewhat like 200 for foreign national.

An ancient historical muslims worship place built around 400 years ago.

Amazing food. Need to order the day before and also pay before. They gather dishes from famous places all around Lahore. The tour around the hamman is nice and you get to learn of the history of Lahore.

Walled City and Aga Khan foundation had done a remarkable job

History and culture preserved in 1 building

Shahi Hammam is one of the treasure of great old walled city, recently restored by Agha Khan trust. The Hammam is accessible through Dehli Gate by walk. The Royal Baths ( Shahi Hammam) are excellent piece of heritage from Mughal era. we visited the Hammams with our foreigner friends from Portugal and they love the place.

A historical place of Mughal era.

Amazing place.. Specially for the tourists

Shahi Hamam is the only monumental public bath from the Mughal era which still survives in the entire South Asian subcontinent. In 1955, Shahi Hamam was recognised as a cultural asset and declared a protected monument by the Department of Archaeology.The Shahi Hamam is a collection of 21 inter-connected rooms offering all the facilities or hot and cold bath. This is no doubt a facility which we know today as spa or steam bath. That was the brain and skill of the Mughal Emperors and builders.According to some historical accounts, the Hamam was used extensively by the public during Mughal times and was reserved for the exclusive use of women on a specific day of the week. Although remains found in the Lahore Fort, the Shalimar Gardens, Wah Gardens and some of the larger Havelis in the walled city indicate that smaller, private baths may have been popular during the Mughal and Sikh eras.

The Shahi Hammam, also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan.

What an amazing heritage it is

Shahi Hammam (The Royal Bath) is an important landmark of ‘Old Lahore’, located right inside Delhi Gate.Looking at the amazing duct work required to service the hammam, it is awe inspiring. How wonderful it must have been to experience the cool areas and the hot areas. Such a wonderful place!

Its a wonderful place to visit and to examine the intelligency of old people. It has a powerful information for young children.

Good to see that some history revive.

Beautyfull place

Best historical monument of Mughal Architecture in lahore.

Nice place you must see this

Im so much amazed to visit this place, Walled City of Lahore, Aga Khan Foundation and Government of Norway reconstruct the place, and when you are walking on the steel path, it seems that you are in walknig in Muslim Baths in Turkey or Spain. Its well kept. Do visit this place.

Nice historic place

The Shahi Hammam was built in 1635 by Ilam-ud-din Ansari, Governor of Lahore, as part of an endowment which included the Wazir Khan Mosque. The baths fell into disuse by the 18th century during the decline and fall of the Mughal Empire. From the early British period onwards the building was used for different purposes - as a primary school, dispensary, and recreational centre as well as an office for the local municipality. Additionally, shops were built into the building’s northern, western and southern façades.Excavations as part of restoration works completed in 2015 revealed that substantial parts of the building had previously been demolished, likely to make way for the reconstruction of Delhi Gate building in the 1860s.

Historical palace I have visited

Wonderful historic place in Lahore

Its historic mosque

Loved the place

Awesome

Awesome place

Nice historic place, you can visit at least once also the Shahi Hamam is nearby which is better maintained. Mosque needs more attention!!

The Shahi Hammam (Urdu and Punjabi: شاہی حمام; Royal Baths), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque.No longer used as a hammam, the baths were restored between 2013 and 2015 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Walled City of Lahore Authority, with much of the funding provided by the government of Norway. The restoration project was given an Award of Merit by UNESCO in 2016 for the hammams successful conservation which returned it to its former prominence.The Shahi Hammam was built in 1635 by Ilam-ud-din Ansari, Governor of Lahore, as part of an endowment which included the Wazir Khan Mosque. The baths fell into disuse by the 18th century during the decline and fall of the Mughal Empire. From the early British period onwards the building was used for different purposes - as a primary school, dispensary, and recreational centre as well as an office for the local municipality. Additionally, shops were built into the building’s northern, western and southern façades.Excavations as part of restoration works completed in 2015 revealed that substantial parts of the building had previously been demolished, likely to make way for the reconstruction of Delhi Gate building in the 1860s.

Great place to visit...Someone who is interested in histrionic places

Wazir Khan Bath is awesome historical place of Lahore Walled City

Little good

Lahore is far better than Mumbai India . I enjoyed it and felt safer than my previous visit in India ,I feel Pakistan is even safer and better in hospitality

Good one

Amazing conservation work. Really like the walkways developed. You must watch the documentary they play there to understand how the work was carried out. Nice cafe outside.

Unbelieveable.

The Shahi Hammam also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Persian-style bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. It was built by chief physician to the Mughal Court, Ilam-ud-din Ansari, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. The baths were built to serve as a waqf, or endowment, for the maintenance of the Wazir Khan Mosque.No longer used as a hammam, the baths were restored between 2013 and 2015 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Walled City of Lahore Authority, with much of the funding provided by the government of Norway. The restoration project was given an Award of Merit by UNESCO in 2016 for the hammams successful conservation which returned it to its former prominence.The Shahi Hammam is located just within the Walled City of Lahore, steps away from the Delhi Gate. The Shahi Hammam is the last remaining Mughal-era hammam in Lahore.During the Mughal era, Persian-style hammams were introduced although they never achieved the same levels of popularity in the Mughal Empire as they did in Persia.

This place is old govrnment renovate this place recently this area is to much rushi according to the tourism this place is good most impotently this area is very intresting u can say a complete city in small area must visit

Good

Superb

This place is fantastic but the guards prevented to go ahead.

Awesome

Awesome for architectures and history lover, must visit. Well maintained as is possible, damaged due to war so some area is not accessible. If you have seen kausam sultan you will understand concept.

Historical place.

Nice

Beautiful

Excellent

The Royal Bath has been restored by Aga Khan Cultural Trust and the Governorship of Norway. Was pleasantly surprised by the restoration! They have done just a wonderful job! They charge a PKR 50 entrance fee which I think is an insignificant amount considering that work that has gone into it.In one area, they have a glass floor revealing the cross-section of the furnace that used to warm the bath. Pretty impressed!

Old Heritage

Connecting to old generations. The ambiance is traditional and the quality of good as well.Food: 4/5Ambiance: 5/5

Greet

Try to visit this place atleast once. The best sample of Muslim engineering Master piece.

Excellent renovation to preserve historic place. Well done WCLA

Love it

Historical place

Good

One of the structures that includes the great innovations produces by the mughals. Inspired from the romans and the greeks, this enclosure offered the general public a place to relax and lay off after or during a hard day at work; with facilities like hot baths and saunas, that had their own drainage facilities under the structure.The building also has, to this day, great accoustic qualities, similar to the ones found in the basement of the lahore fort.It recently got recognised by UNESCO as an international world heritage site, and since then many efforts have been made and are still being made to keep it intact and preserved.

Old is gold

Historical place

Historical place

An amazing restoration of Shahi hamam, there are free guides available to breif about the places.

No doubt this is an antique place to visit and have some historical memories but its expensive even for Pakistanis. Ticket rate should not be much higher

It takes you straight to 400 years old Hammam where you can feel the history and indulge into it... these are Persian style baths which are built during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. In this Hammam the people could have cold/ warm bath and also steam bath as well.

Nice historical site to see. Reminds you of the Mughal area in Lahore.

Good

You will be thrilled to vist it also theres food has a taste.

Very well mantained. For the cafeteria you need to call a day in advanve to reserve or you can ask the manager at the cafe to get food from u from outside. But overall a very enjoyable experience