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Ram
Bagh a beautiful garden ,an accustomed listener
to the Neighs of thousand horses, announcing
the arrival of the statesman of the century
Maharaja Ranjit Singh(1780-1839) the Lion
of Punjab, has in its heart the summer Palace
of this great ruler. Maintenance free inbuilt
cooling system designed in the Palace exhibits
the architectural excellence and invokes
a keen interest.The king of his time brought
local chieftains under his control and virtually
finished any eventuality of possible attacks
on the kingdom raised by him. To commemorate
the memory of his valour Ram Bagh on its
one end has a lively statue of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh saddled on a horse in a winsome
posture.
The garden was named
by the ruler himself as a tribute to Guru
Ram Das, the founder of the city. Now the
summer palace of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh
has been converted into a museum which speaks
volumes on his times.On display are weapons
dating back to Mughal times, portraits of
ruling houses of Punjab and a replica of
diamond "Kohinoor". In those days the garden
was approached by a huge fortified gate
which still exists in its original form
and is just on the periphery of the garden.
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