Javed Manzil Lahore

 

The Javed Manzil or the Allama Iqbal Museum is a national monument and museum in Lahore, Pakistan. Visited on 17-11-2016 but unfortunately Museum was closed due to some repair/rehab work under process. Allama Muhammad Iqbal lived there for three years, and died there. It was listed as a Tentative UNESCO site, and was protected under the Punjab Antiquities Act of 1975, and declared a Pakistani national monument in 1977. In honour of Allama Iqbal, a Pakistani national poet, it was converted into a museum, inaugurated in December 1984. Location: The museum is located on the Allama Iqbal Road (previous McLoed Road) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Construction: The building's construction was undertaken by Iqbal, to serve as his residence

The building was European in style and was completed in 1935. The cost of construction was 42,025 British Indian Rupees. The site was built on a plot purchased by Iqbal in 1934 for Rs. 25,025, covering an area of 7 kanals, 31,500 square feet (2,930 m2). Iqbal named the residence "Javed Manzil" after his son Javid Iqbal. Of all Iqbal's residences in Lahore, only the Javed Manzil belonged to him. Conversion to a museum: On 10 May 1961 the Government of Pakistan announced plans to convert the site into a museum to preserve Iqbal's belongings and the display of his famous works and manuscripts. The Pakistani government bought the residence from Iqbal's son for ₨3.5 million (equivalent to ₨11 million or US$110,000 in 2013). The museum covers the historical period from 1877 to 1938, and contains handwritten drafts of Iqbal's works, photographs, certificates, awards and medals and educational degrees. Javid Iqbal also donated six hundred objects belonging to his father to the museum. There is also a library and nine galleries in the museum.The museum was renovated and was inaugurated in December 1984 by Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.