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Bagh-e-Jinnah
باغ جناح
Lawrence Gardens
Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore Pakistan.jpg
Location Mall Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Area 141 acres (0.57 km2)
Etymology The Garden of Jinnah is named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. Earlier, it was named after John Lawrence, Viceroy of India.
Administered by Parks and Horticulture Authority

Bagh-e-Jinnah (used to be called Lawrence Gardens) is a large park in Lahore, Pakistan. It includes a botanical garden and other popular facilities, which were made during the British Raj. The Gardens were originally named after Sir John Lawrence, who was the first Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab and who did much to develop the city of Lahore in colonial times.

After Pakistan's independence, some people demanded that the Gardens be renamed with a more 'patriotic' name so during the 1980s, their name was finally changed to Bagh i Jinnah (Jinnah's Gardens), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of the country. However, many people in Lahore still continue to call the Gardens as 'Lawrence Gardens', for the sake of historical accuracy.

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  • Ali Imran-Walking Trail in Lawrence Gardens June 4 2004

    Walking trail in Bagh-e-Jinnah

  • A fountain in park

    A fountain in the Bagh-e-Jinnah park

  • Pterygota alata, Bagh-e-Jinnah

    Pterygota alata in Bagh-e-Jinnah

  • Quaid-e-azam library001

    Quaid-e-Azam Library

  • Library000

    Quaid-e-Azam Library

  • Lahore Gymkhana.2

    Cricket Ground Pavilion

  • Ali Imran-Tennis Courts in Lawrence Gardens June 4 2004

    Tennis courts

  • Ali Imran-The Mosque in Lawrence Gardens June 4 2004

    he mosque

  • Ali Imran-Walking Trail in Lawrence Gardens June 4 2004-4

    Walking Trail

  • Ali Imran-Walking Trail in Lawrence Gardens June 4 2004-2

    Walking Trail

  • Ali Imran-Walking Trail in Lawrence Gardens June 4 2004-3

    Walking Trail

  • Quaid-e-Azam Library-side view

    Side view of Library

  • Montgomery Hall 1890s

    Montgomery Hall 1890s taken by John Burke

  • Quaid-e-Azam Library in Jinnah Garden

    Quaid-e-Azam Library

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