Shopping
Shopping Handicrafts:
Attractive souvenirs are available at the Handicrafts Display and Sales
Center on the Mall. Among the souvenirs, by which the tourist may remember
Lahore, are delicate ornaments of ivory, brass-work, fine wood-work, and
camel skin, pottery, embroidered shawls and slippers in traditional designs,
hand-woven veils, scarves, silver bangles, carpets and rugs.
Anarkali Bazaar:
Anarkali is the most fascinating of the city's many bazaars. The alleys
and lanes of this bazaar are full of exciting wares, especially traditional
crafts like leatherwear, embroidered garments, glass bangles, beaten gold
and silver jewelry, creations in silk - anything that you wish to bargain.
It is named after the famous courtesan of Akbar s Court called Anarkali
(Pomegranate Blossom), who according to a legend was put to death by Emperor
Akbar, for having a love affair with Prince Salim, later known as Jehangir.
Old brass and copper are another good buy from the shops around the
Charing Cross, and from Faletti's Hotel Arcade. Some good buys can be found
in the brass bazaar in the old city but it is difficult to find and is
usually unpolished or still coated in tin. Brass is poisonous and cannot
be used for food until tinned.
Other Bazaars:
1. Sarafa Bazaar
2. Copper and Brass Bazaar
3. Kashmiri Bazaar
4. Liberty Market
5. Main Market Gulberg
6. Shah Alam Market
7. Anarkali Bazaar
8. Shahrah-e-Quaid-i-Azam
9. Sooha Bazaar
10.Urdu Bazaar
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