Quaid-e-Azam Library

Side view of the library

The Quaid-e-Azam Library is a library in Bagh-e-Jinnah, The halls were built in memory of John Laird Mair Lawrence, first Chief Commissioner and Lt. Governor of the Punjab (1853-59) and subsequently Viceroy and Governor General of India, and Robert Montgomery, second Lt. Governor of the Punjab (1859-65).The second building at the rear of Lawrence Hall is Montgomery Hall, facing the central avenue of the sprawling Lawrence Gardens (now Bagh-e-Jinnah). It was built in 1866 at the initial cost of Rs. 108,000, contributed by the Punjab Chiefs and leading Lahore citizens. The conformity of style with the earlier building was ensured by G. Stone who, in order to present a single unified whole, linked the space between the two halls by a covered corridor. a park previously known as "Lawrence Gardens", in Lahore, Pakistan. The library is named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. The Quaid-e-Azam Library has a collection of more than 100,000 volumes, both in English and Oriental languages (Urdu, Arabic & Persian). Standard books on literature, science, history, reference works, periodicals and literature for ladies and children have been acquired. The library is divided into various sections dealing with English, Islamiyat, Urdu, Arabic, rare books etc. Latest books on management, business administration, technology and social sciences are being continuously acquired. Special attention is being paid to the acquisition of comprehensive literature on Islam and the Muslim world.

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List of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan

Forts	Derawar Fort Lahore Fort Rohtas Fort

Tourist attractions	Shalimar Gardens, Lahore Hazuri Bagh Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Kamran's Baradari

Monuments	Minar-e-Pakistan Hakimon ka Maqbara Islamic Summit Minar Nicholson's Obelisk Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal Chauburji Tomb of Bibi Jawindi Tomb of Jahangir Tomb of Nur Jahan Tomb of Lala Rukh House of Abdus Salam, Jhang Shrine of Jalaluddin Bukhari Shrine of Nuriya Shrine of Baha'al-Halim Tomb of Jani Khan Tomb of Nadira Begum Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan Cypress Tomb

Government buildings	Governor's House National College of Arts Quaid-e-Azam Library Lahore High Court building

Religious sites	Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam Data Durbar Complex Badshahi Mosque Katasraj temple

Museums	Lahore Museum Javed Manzil

Coordinates: 31°33′16″N 74°19′54″E / 31.5545°N 74.3317°E / 31.5545; 74.3317

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Quaid-e-Azam Library

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