Reis gate was actually called Masjidi Gate but the name got altered to Masti. Stories also revolve around about a royal guard called Masti Baloch after whom this gate was named. We saw some amazing buildings here like the Mariam Zamani Mosque, the well restored Baroodkhana Haveli and some famous shrines. My daughters were really amused to see the wholesale shoe market in Moti Bazaar which was in operation at eight in the morning. This market runs all through the night because its customers come from other cities during the night. We partook the wonderful Rabri Milk here. It tasted like ambrosia as the concoction had cream, almonds, pistachios, vermicelli and cardamoms added to the milk. Everyone was really thrilled to see the famous wrestler Shahiya Pehlwans wrestling courts. We saw the mud wrestlers in action. It was an absolutely thrilling experience.

Construction of the Masti Gate of Lahore Fort has been attributed to the third Mughal ruler, Akbar, sometime around 1566, the same time that he was rebuilding Agra Fort. The gate is an impressive Akbari structure, and one of the few still standing in Lahore. Once inside the Masti Gate, a large expanse opens up before the Chihil Situn, an open multi-columned Hall of Public and Private Audience Diwan-i Am o Khas. The open space in front of the hall reminds one today of a garden or park, but in Mughal times it was a parade ground and assembly space. it was poetically described as ...a garden, every pillar of which is like a green cypress tree in the shade of which noble and plebian obtain repose. People have recently compared the evolution of these buildings and spaces in Mughal cities in her article Mughal Palace Gardens from Babur to Shah Jahan,If the walled city was the social and economic center of Lahore the fort was its dynastic and political center. The proximity of the fort and city should not mislead one about the sharp separation between them, created by moats and ramparts. Although the Delhi and Lahori gate bazaars were major processionals, the royal retinue most commonly entered via gates close to the fort. The walled city was the social center of Lahore and the center of its regional culture, but the fort was the political center of Lahore and at least at times the center of its imperial Mughal culture.It is not until one moves behind the Diwan-i Am o Khas and adjacent buildings, that one enters the garden quadrangles of Lahore Fort. At first glance, these courtyards seem to represent yet another garden type. They have limited plantings, and one of them has no plants at all. Some are rectangular, while others have irregular dimensions. Spatial relationships among garden quadrangles are enigmatic, but also to the succession of Mughal and Sikh projects.it is rightly emphasized that garden courtyards lined the river–front side of Mughal ramparts. Although tightly aligned with one another, they continued Baburs earliest conception of the river-front garden strand at Agra. Mughal gardens were resituated, but not radically reconceived, within palace-fortresses beginning in Akbars reign. This process culminated in sophistication during the mid-seventeenth century.

Easy to findLove it

Nyc experience

It is a door( closed )of shahi qila

Masti Gate’s name sounds quite mysterious and dreamy. This gate is one of the thirteen gates of the walled city of Lahore which were built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This gate, like few other gates, has a variety of interesting traditions about its name. Some historians claim that it was named after a royal guard Masti Baloch who served with great dedication and commitment at the gate. Being dutiful, he guarded the gate till his last breath and thus appreciating his services, the gate was named after him.

One the twelve historical gates of Lahore

Nice place

Masti Gate’s name sounds quite mysterious and dreamy. This gate is one of the thirteen gates of the walled city of Lahore which were built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This gate, like few other gates, has a variety of interesting traditions about its name. Some historians claim that it was named after a royal guard Masti Baloch who served with great dedication and commitment at the gate. Being dutiful, he guarded the gate till his last breath and thus appreciating his services, the gate was named after him.Another story associated with it says that the original name of the gate was ‘Masiti’ or ‘Masjidi’ Gate (Masit is mosque in local Punjabi dialect) which was distorted to Masti Gate. I believe more in this version and it makes sense to me because a few yards ahead of this gate’s location is the magnificent “Begum Shahi or Mariam Zamani Mosque” which is the oldest and first mosque of the Mughal era. I am sure that you will also find this tradition a better one.Unfortunately, this gate does not exist now and even the place at which it was built is now a mystery. All the gates were demolished by the British and rebuilt again in early 1900s. Later again, this gate was pulled down by the British rule due to its derelict conditions. Instead of the gate a comparatively small doorway was built but now it has also disappeared.

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Good place for visitors but in holidays not in working days because it have too much traffic in working days

New public china shoes zain centre masti gate lahore

Its a shahi qila gate a lovely historical place

Shahi Qila faces frontly this gate. The original gate of Qila is quite near it. But now shoe market had taken over its beauty

Historical side in lahore. Mughal empire make twelve gates around lahore. This is one of these gates. Main propose of making this gates is to secure this city.

Yaki gate historical places lovers

Historical landmark but ruined now wholsale shoe market

Traffic is unbearable. And heavy rain caused flooding on the roads and streets.

This is the history place

Masti Gate is Located In Lahore,Walled City and Opposite of Shahi Qilla and a Great Place Where A Big Whole Sale Market Of Shoes And Clothes.

Originally Masjid Gate for Masjid Maryam zamani mughal monument

Very good place and good for see

Historical place

Historical place ...but crouded area

Rushy area

To much rushi area but had to much fun

There are so many historical places specially government girls degree college Choona Mandi having an excellent position regarding academic results.

Historical landmark in Lahore

I loved Historical place

Its surrounding in walled city with many old buildings area now rapidly converting in New construction

Wonderful please its a history of human

It is a gate of androon Lahore or walled city of Lahore. There is a very big market of sale purchase and manufacture of shoes and sandals of men and women. You can almost get any type of shoes from here.

Nice historic place

Amazing Historical place

The original name of this gate was Masjidi gate but later people began to call it Masti gate. Some stories say that there was a royal guard appointed on this gate Masti Khan Baloch after whom this gate was named. Some great buildings like the Mariam Zamani Mosque, the well restored Barood khana Haveli and some famous shrines are situated nearbye. Nearby Moti bazaar is thronged by the shoppers almost all night,because its customers come from other cities during the night. Some wrestlers Akharas are also seen near it.

Market area very polution

Busy . And rashly area in lahore

Good Place For Allow

Historical place great place to visit

Historical place. Pleasure to visit here

Masti Gate is a historical place of Lahore. This gate is one of the old entrance to old city Lahore. Masti gate was used for Elephant Shower in Mughal Empire.

Beauty of lahore

A Historic Place in Walled City and a Shoe Market.

Always tragic jame do not visit if you have urgent

Very conjusted area. Police station is 600 feet away from main road. There is a small tomb adjacent to police station

One of the historical gates of the walled city Lahore that is not in good condition now.

Near azam cloth market

Beautiful and First Historical Gate of Lahore Fort

Great historical place.

Good old culture

Residential area of walled cities Lahore

Historical gate of old lahore

Government need to look after such places

Very good place for traveling.

Its lovely place

I like your good direction

Very good place

A historical place. Old lahore walled city

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Always there at working hours

History view

It heart of lahore

Beautiful place

Bestest

OLD LAHORE REAL LAHORE

Its a historical place.

Shoe place in lahore

Nice historic place

Just a Historical place to view

Historical place

Too much rush

Good

Destroy history

Beautiful

Nice place for Outing

Its a historical place

Lahore is best place

A historical place and part of Lahore Fort

Good

Love place

Good

Heavy traffic block in this area

Rim Markit

For shopping

Nice..

Feeling good

Shoes market only for wholesale

Shoes whole sale market

Loved it

Historically place but this area very conjusted

Shoes wholesale markeet

Great place to visit

Nice place

So much noise pollution here

Door not built

Historical place

Good

Great experience.

Historically famous