A HISTORICAL STUDY TO ANALYSE THE SIGNIFANCE OF GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING CONSTRCUTED DURING COLONIAL RULE IN LYALLPUR CITY

Abstract

British rule started formerly in 1857, however they had started ruling over many parts of India long before formally taking over. One such area where they ruled directly was Punjab. Lyallpur was a city that was built by the British to bring settlers from other parts of the India. This city is of particular interest for the researchers because its structure was specifically of the British mindset. As it was called union jack on India, because of Clock Tower being its center and eight different bazars constructed around it. This study attempts to analyses the colonial mindset behind the construction of various buildings in the city. For study purposes the old building of the Lyallpur are divided into three categories. Firstly the administrative buildings such as municipal committee office, Secondly the architectural monuments like Gumti and Qasiri Darwaza and at the end the educational buildings like agriculture college of Lyallpur. It concludes that the British rule was not merely a rule by the foreigners instead it reshaped the life of those who inhabit this city till date.