Kapurthala City Guide
Travel to Kapurthala, an enticing city of Punjab,and make your holidays an ibncredible experience. Kapurthala has a significant architectural legacy, which attracts hordes of tourits to travel from all over the world. Kapurthala travel will encompassing touring some of the magnificient sites of the city.
Kapurthala, the capital of the former Princely State is known as a city of Palaces, Mosques, Temples, Gurudwara and gardens. The extent of the French influence in the architecture of the main Palace, and some of the other buildings, its wide streets, the Indo-Saracenic influence in the other prominent buildings and the well co-ordinated aesthetic layout of most dwellings earned this place a name called "Paris of the Punjab".
Farming is known to be the major occupation of the people of Kapurthala. The total irrigated area of the district is 1,35,000 hectares. Textile mills, sugar factories and coach factories are present in the district and contribute significantly towards the economic growth of Kapurthala. The court complex, war memorial, sainik school, bein rivulet, Moorish mosque enriches the tourism landscape of Kapurthala district.
Places To See
- The Pushpa Gujral Science City is a world-class learning and amusement hot spot. This is a place of many adventurous wonders that includes Aero-ballooning, rock-climbing, boating and so much more. There is even an Earthquake Simulator and a Flight Simulator, and a huge Dinosaur Park.
- The Mausoleum of the favored Muslim saint of Kapurthala, Peer Yau-udin Sahib is a must see.
- There are a number of Gurudwaras associated with lives of Guru Nanak Dev ji and First Guru. Worth visiting are Ber Sahib, Hat Sahib and Watta Sahib.
- The Rail Coach Factory offers you a rare inside look into how railway carriages are actually built from the beginning to the end.
Things to see
Panj Mandir
