Lal Haveli of Mai daro is a marvel inside Lohari gate walled city of Lahore. If we go into the history of this haveli, historians say that the haveli was built by the Maharajah of Kashmir during the Sikh rule. He built it for a beloved courtesan whose name was Daru. ‘Mai’ was a title given out of respect to her. This was the reason that the haveli got associated with her name. The exact date of construction is not known, but it was sometime in the late 19th century. This Haveli was a residential structure and till today it is categorized to have Lahore’s best preserved cut-and chased brickwork and plaster mouldings on a fair-faced brick ground and exquisite wooden jharokas on the three floors. The architects say that the brickwork has been kept painted over the decades with a coat of red paint which gave the house its name Lal Haveli. UrduPoint anchor Usman Butt has taken us to visit the Lal Haveli and has given us the hints about the history of the ancient building.
Anchor: Usman Butt
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