Ram Bagh
Ram Bagh may refer to the following places: *Aram Bagh, Karachi, locality in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, formerly and colloquially called Ram Bagh * Ram Bagh, Amritsar, garden and palace in Amritsar, Punjab, India * Rambagh, Allahabad, locality in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India *Rambagh Palace, Jaipur The Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan is the former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur located outside the walls of the city of Jaipur on Bhawani Singh road. History The first building on the site was a garden house built in 1835 for the we ...

Aram Bagh, Karachi
Aram Bagh ( ur, meaning ''Garden of relaxation''), formerly known as Ram Bagh ( ur, meaning ''Garden of Ram'') is a neighborhood located in historic center of Karachi, Pakistan that was built around the Aram Bagh Park. Aram Bagh has a high concentration of listed and protected heritage buildings, with many in a good state of conservation. History There has been an abundance of water in the Ram Bagh area of Karachi since ancient times and many wells were dug here to supply water to the residents that settled around it. According to Hindu belief, the Hindu avatars Ram, Sita and Lakshman stayed at this location on their way to Hinglaj pilgrimage after spending 14 years in a jungle. Since that time, Ram Bagh became a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. Arif Hasan claims Karachi was called ''Ramya'' in some Greek texts. The British built an army cantonment in Ram Bagh area after they conquered Karachi from the Kalmati in 1839. The Ram Bagh Quarter had three water tanks, including a ...
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Ram Bagh, Amritsar
Ram Bagh is a garden built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Ram Bagh palace also known as Ram Bagh Mahal, is a palace situated in the centre of this garden, which was used as the summer residence of Ranjit Singh. It was completed in 1831 and is named after the fourth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ram Das, who founded the city of Amritsar. The whole Ram Bagh complex including the palace and other monuments is both a state protected monument and a monument of national importance. The complex is also at the centre of a long drawn legal battle, which has adversely affected its conservation and restoration. History Maharaja Ranjit Singh had a deep interest in the development and beautification of various areas under his rule. Amritsar being the spiritual and cultural centre of Sikhism, and located close to Ranjit Singh's capital, was visited often by him. Thus a palace, with a sprawling garden following the Mughal pattern of Shalimar Bagh in ...
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