A Public Park for Everyone
When I was last in Leh in September 2017, I was delighted to learn about a new park being constructed by members of Anjuman Moin-ul Islam. Located in the cliffside […]
Month: June 2019
A Mosque in a Museum
One of my favorite places in Leh is the Central Asian Museum. About five steps off the main bazaar in the Tsas Soma (“Little Garden”) district of Old Town Leh, […]
Shalimar Bagh: A Preview
One of the more surreal things to consider is that I’ll have visited both Shalimar Baghs in Srinagar and Lahore. Both are highly regarded Mughal sites, both are masterworks of […]
Sheesh Mahal
Sheesh Mahal (Urdu: شیش محل, “Crystal Palace”) deserves its name well. The Palace of Mirrors was originally built under Shah Jahan from 1631-1632, and is emblematic of Mughal opulence and […]
