Taxali Gate
The Taxali Gate is one of the 12 gates of the old medieval walled city of Lahore, now in Pakistan. It dates from Mughal times.[1]
History
The Royal Mint (where coins were made) of the Mughal Empire or Taxal, was here. The gate was named for that.[2]
Present
Today, there is no mint here. There is a very famous shoe market, Sheikhupurian Bazaar.[3] People can go there and try Desi (local) foods like Siri Paya and many types of sweets.[4]
The world-famous Heera Mandi red light area is also in this area.[4] This was made famous in Rudyard Kipling's novel, Kim (published 1901).[5]
Taxali Gate Media
Watercolour painting titled 'Taxali Darwaza, Lahore', painted in 1865 by William Simpson
