Importance of Museums
It is like a reading history book if you visit any museum as these places not only preserve the past but encourage to secure future as well by providing necessary data in the same. Lahore army museum is located at Aziz Bhatti Rd, opens five days a week, its ticket counter remains open from 9:30 to 11 am with different prices for adults and minors.
What do you learn by visiting a Pakistan army museum?
Since the independence of the holy place, Pakistan has fought a large number of wars to maintain its independence and sovereignty.
That's why there are so many military museums in Pakistan at different locations in its cities and Lahore's army museum is exemplary of it that provide not only historic memories but the legacy of Islamic culture, tradition, and civilization to the world, that we got after so many sacrifices.
It is a supreme place to go through from memories of our beloved martyrs who sacrificed their lives to give us a bright future and some weapons of war that our enemy left behind while running back.
Plan your trip to go this marvelous destination with your family to salute our martyrs and live a day with their memories as I am providing all necessary information to you in this regard. I would love to solve all your queries that you should know while planning to visit the Lahore Army museum.
Things to do in Lahore army museum
There are a minimum of six sections in the army museum Lahore that include Rebirth of a Nation, Quaid and Armed Forces, Nishan e Haider Gallery, Shohada Corner, Life at Siachen, and Kashmir corner, etc.
In the army museum, the main and most prominent gallery is Nishan e Haider gallery which includes the names and pictures of our men in uniform who got the highest military accolade, and some weapons used in the war.
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Lahore's army museum location
Lahore army museum is located at Aziz Bhatti Rd from a distance of about 9 km from Allama Iqbal International Airport takes 15 minutes drive, to reach.
Lahore is a tourist hub as it has several places to visit, and the Lahore army museum is a great addition to its tourist destinations to explore the war history of Pakistan.
When army museum Lahore was inaugurated?
Army Chief Geral Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated the army museum in Lahore on August 13, 2017, and was opened later in September 2017 for the public.
Is the army museum Lahore open today?
Army museum Lahore opens five days a week Saturday to Thursday and issue limited tickets to tourists these days, so if you are going to visit the Army museum you should reach at your earliest to get your ticket first.
Army museum Lahore timings
Lahore army museum opens from 9:30 in the morning and closes at 4:00 in the evening, so reach museum sharp at 9:30 am and grab your entrance ticket. However, the ticket counter remains open from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
Ticket prices of army museum Lahore for locals and foreigners
The entrance fee to the army museum for Pakistani citizens is PKR 50 (half a dollar) for adults and PKR 20 (15 cents) for minors (up to the age of 12).
The entrance fee for foreigners is PKR 2000 (12 dollars).
Why army museum Lahore is famous?
There are 4 tanks captured by Pakistani armed forces, belong to the Indian armed forces. Three of these are captured by gallant men of the Pakistan army at Chawinda near Sialkot in 1965, and the fourth tank was captured during the 1971 war. You can read a brief history of these tanks written on the marble slabs installed near to them.
There are some black marbled slabs in the museum with names of martyrs from the time of independence until 2016 engraved on them along with their hometowns and provinces names. Some of these slabs will be updated with the passage of time as there is nothing written on them till now.
Moving on, you will find the administrative structure of the Pakistan Armed Forces and its main command and wings. You will see the sculpted structures of the generals of the Pakistan Army from 1947 until now.
You will see busts of two British generals along with busts of Pakistan army's generals, named Sir Douglas Gracy and Sir Frank Messervy, they were heads of Pakistan army from 1947 to 1951.
There are also statues of war elephants and horses, made with such beauty and skill as if they are in a state of war.
If You visit the Rebirth of Nation section in the army museum you will see a glimpse of proceedings of Pakistan's constituent assembly of 1947, where the founder of Pakistan Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is addressing in overseeing of Lord Mountbatten. These sculptures are made with great artistic skills
There are differently categorized displays of photographs in the Lahore army museum that tells facts and figures about leaders who led the nation in a separate nation ideology to get a free Islamic democratic country. Another gallery showcases photographically information of heroic wars to protect the nation from enemies fought by the Pakistani armed forces.
A separate gallery describes the story of two major wars fought in 1965 and 1971 with India. Both Pakistan Navy and Air Force played a vital role in those wars, so you can find the significance of M.M. Alam in the war as he fought bravely, and unbeaten Somnath operation by the Pakistan Navy.
Along with wars against India, the war against terror has been effectively displayed at Lahore's army museum. It shows pictures of different operations carried out by Pakistan armed forces against terrorists.
The martyrs of Army Public School Peshawar have been honored, as pictures of students and teachers who fought the terrorists can be seen perched on the wall.
Conclusion
Army museum of Lahore is a great place to visit for not only history lovers but it is one of the favorite places for children as well.
As one can enjoy and learn by seeing glimpses of army operations in different times with memories of martyrs, and stories of brave soldiers in the presence of army equipment like helicopters, tanks, fighter jets, etc. in the Lahore army museum provide great entertainment to children as well.
