page_title: Shrine of Mian Mir
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Shrine of Mian Mir / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the Mian Mir shrine in Lahore
context_page_description: The Shrine of Mian Mir is a 17th-century shrine located in Lahore, Pakistan, that is dedicated to the Sufi mystic Mian Mir. The shrine is one of the most celebrated in Lahore, and has historically been revered by both Muslims and Sikhs.
context_section_description: The tomb is enclosed by a rectangular structure topped by a dome made of gray granite with eaves overhanging the structure known as a chajja. The entire tomb is built upon a raised square plinth made of white marble that measures 54 feet on each edge. The tomb is surrounded by a courtyard made of red sandstone. The tomb itself is accessible from the courtyard by a set of steps made of white marble.
  The tomb is located in the centre of quadrangle measuring 200 feet on each side. The quadrangle is enclosed by high walls containing numerous small cells that form a cloister around the tomb on the southern and eastern side of the complex that were used by dervishes and pilgrims. The western portion of the complex is defined by a mosque constructed of pink sandstone, with five short domes atop it. A pink sandstone gateway leads to the shrine, with a couplet in Persian over the entrance reading:
  Mian Mir, the title page of devotees, the earth of whose door is as luminous as the Philosopher's stone, took his way to the eternal city when he was weary of this abode of sorrow.
caption: The shrine is popular with devotees.
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