Maharaja Ranjit Singh Samadi is a beautiful blend of Rajput and Mughal architectural styles. The structure was built on a raised platform adjacent to Gurdwara Dera Sahib. The Smadhi was built on the orders of Maharaja Kharak Singh on July 14,1839 and asked Hakim Nur ud Din to present a plan of the project. On July 16,1839 while holding the court in the garden of Sardar Jawala Singh, Kharak Singh ordered Bhai Gobind Ram to provide Rs. 50,000 for the Samadhi and asked Bhai Gurmukh Singh to procure marble for its construction.
The double storied high main entrance of the Samadhi is located west side of Lahore Fort. It is a free-standing structure built with nanak-shahi bricks. It is divided into three parts. The cental section is veneered with red sandstone while the flanking ones are plastered and limewashed. The portal of central section is set with in iwan like double storied arch. The large arch is flanked by seats and balanced by a smaller deep niche on either side. The doorway is crowned by a red sandstone plaque depicting three Hindu deities. The entrance of the central section leads t a staircase the land into an open courtyard.
The Samadhi building is square in plan, double storied high with additional baradari structure on the roof to support outer dome. Internally the building has a double height hall surrounded by circumambulatory spaces on all four sides. On the ground floor each side has rectangular spaces on a four sides and square rooms in the corners. At first floor the circumambulatory corridor runs around the double height hall to overlook the chatri structure placed in the middle of the hall. The basement under the hall were filled and surrounded by interconnected chambers. the double height is finally crowned with a dome. Internally the Samadhi is beautifully painted with fresco paintings best representing Sikh art of fresco paintings at its climax.
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