Maaria Waseem Profile Banner
Maaria Waseem Profile
Maaria Waseem

@maaria_waseem

21,766
Followers
358
Following
12,029
Media
86,927
Statuses

#Architect #Researcher #Photographer #Traveler (passionate abt #history #architecture #heritage #art )Sharing few fragments of #Lahore & more through my lens

A world with no borders
Joined December 2014
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
Pinned Tweet
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Safranga cold desert #shigar
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
32
25
331
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Photograph from when I was a student and my husband painted me ....
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
139
126
2K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Mirpur khas
Tweet media one
55
34
2K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
45
Tweet media one
@ar_shami
Ahsan Shami
1 year
44…!
Tweet media one
12
4
59
260
27
2K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
I hate to say it but this is what imran khan has done to the youth of Pakistan As a mother of a son seeing such a young boy proudly holding such a slogan I feel dead inside
479
327
2K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Motorway stories @MaryamNSharif ❤️
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
122
206
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
This work is called "The impact of a book"
Tweet media one
30
668
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Kalkaan Devi Temple #Aror #sindh It is one of the holiest shrines for Hindus in Pakistan. According to the legend Kalkaan Devi appeared here during her Hinglaj yatra. The temple is in a cave like the Hinglaj Mata Temple in Baluchistan #heritage @IndiaHistorypic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
46
355
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
Just a few steps …. Same #punjab different countries
Tweet media one
84
79
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Harappa and us
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
93
52
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Mohenjodaro #Sindh 2500BCE was prominent in hydraulic engineering and had water supply and sanitation systems Water from the roof and upper storey bathrooms was carried through enclosed terracotta pipes that emptied out in street drains #heritage #architecture @IndiaHistorypic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
46
462
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Relief of #Ganesh on the entrance door of Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s Samadhi #Lahore #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
28
229
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Happy #GaneshChaturthi Relief from entrance door to Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Tweet media one
19
136
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Samadhi of #MaharajaRanjitSingh #Lahore is a 19th Century building in Lahore Fort complex Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848 #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
23
214
1K
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Ufffff my country is so beautiful ❤️ Naukot Badin road #Sindh Sunflowers 🌻
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
64
47
990
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Original patch of Stone paved Grand Trunk road built by Sher Shah Suri Asia's oldest,longest major roads. at least 2,500 years,it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. preserved near Tarnol pass close to twin cities of Rawalpindi–Islamabad en route Taxila #heritage
40
238
966
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Study room upgraded finally #home
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
90
37
963
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
With women of Nagarparkar, at a village on the border of India Pakistan #Sindh
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
39
54
949
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
The Gori Temple is a Jain temple in Nagarparkar. It's located 14 miles northwest of the Viravah Temple. It was built 1375-1376 AD. The temple was exclusively allocated to the 23rd Jain Tirthankar Lord Parshwanath. #Nagarparkar #Sindh #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
30
153
869
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Khol deyo border …. #punjab Amritsar-Lahore
Tweet media one
73
119
884
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Hinglaj Mata//Nani Mandir is Hindu temple in Hinglaj, Lasbela, Makran coast #Balochistan Pakistan It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Hindu goddess Sati It is a form of Durga or Devi in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River #heritage
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
40
287
851
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
1908 :: Fasting Buddha In Lahore Museum @indiahistorypic "
Tweet media one
14
190
850
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Shri Murli Dhar temple, Mithi, Tharparkar #sindh
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
19
89
853
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
my study...
Tweet media one
105
37
818
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Pre partition Temple in Eminabad With a relief of #Ganesh , called by locals as ooncha mandir, now serves as a private residence. #Punjab #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
24
150
808
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
At Gurdwara Rorhi Sahab, Eminabad #Punjab
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
26
31
777
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
@naeemul_haque Imran Khan 2030
Tweet media one
22
64
739
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
pre partition house, Pind Dadan khan, #Punjab #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
39
124
781
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Saidpur Village #Islamabad is home to a small 16th century temples called Ram Kund, it is believed that Lord Ram lived in the area with his family during 14 years of their exile. According to official records dating back to 1893, a fair was held each year at a pond near the site
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
17
151
748
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Looking at houses in #India across the Neelum river while sitting in #Pakistan at Keran village #Kashmir
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
63
73
776
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
The last remaining fresco of Krishna in its original form at Bansi Dhar Temple, Anarkali bazaar , #Lahore @IndiaHistorypic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
30
311
737
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
While I was driving inside Sadiq Garh palace this beautiful song of #LataMangeshkar was playing in the car and I turned up the volume Her songs have always been an integral part of my travels, every location I visit I have her songs associated to them #rip #legend
41
112
733
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
So finally today my wooden Peti arrived ... and I love it
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
94
33
739
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Somewhere in #punjab near Ludhiana
Tweet media one
56
17
707
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
Standing at no man’s land on border of west Punjab looking at the gurdwara across the fence in east #punjab with the last preparation milestone in view is probably the most heartbreaking sight for any punjabi who has to bear the weight of forced partition #sharedculture
Tweet media one
43
96
706
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Temple of Lahu/luv/lao son of Lord Ram #Lahore city was named after him Lahore Fort #heritage #architecture @IndiaHistorypic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
28
319
671
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
My beautiful mother on her wedding day, Mangla, #Kashmir Ps: this is real photograph
Tweet media one
67
22
690
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Mohenjo-daro #Sindh Built around 2500 BCE,is 1of the largest settlements of ancient IndusValleyCivilization So far over 700 wells are excavated alongside drainage and bathing systems This number is unheard of when compared to other civilizations of that time @IndiaHistorypic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
16
195
678
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Gurdwara Rohri Sahib, stunning architecture Eminabad #punjab #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
19
97
671
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Punjab University #lahore designed by Bhai Ram Singh
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
27
78
661
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Today a protest to release #Abhinanadan was held at press club Lahore #AntiHateChallenge For complete post check the link
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
122
203
641
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
I am mr Mac adams
@tamsully12
Sarah Bellum
1 year
WITHOUT GOOGLING Name a famous historic battle.
25K
3K
25K
38
161
660
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
With the original dancing girl from Mohenjodaro #sindh at National museum #delhi
Tweet media one
@saliltripathi
saliltripathi (জয় বাংলা!)
1 year
India's grand ayatollah has at last dressed up this poor woman decently, as for millennia, in Nehru's India she went without clothes.
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
34
97
395
28
37
661
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
42
52
648
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Pre partition Milestone on Ludhiana ferozpur highway ... probably the most ironic memory left of the partition of #Punjab
Tweet media one
14
200
654
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
My work space
Tweet media one
49
14
637
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
My terrace and jhoola and thinking when will COVID curse end and life will be normal again
Tweet media one
49
22
639
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Nanga parbat from plane ✈️
Tweet media one
16
37
617
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Relaxing after long trek at #Deosai National Park #GilgitBaltistan
Tweet media one
35
38
578
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
This with a tea kettle No WiFi and 3 months of solitude is all I need
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
64
97
599
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Anyone?
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
81
29
601
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Birth Place of Maharaja Ranjit Singh #Gujranwala #Punjab he was born on 13 November 1780, at the Haveli of Maha singh his father in Gujranwala #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
32
191
583
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
pigeon homes, #Lahore Fort
Tweet media one
13
64
580
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Standing at border( no man’s land) with Gurdwara Sahib Naushahra behind me #Punjab #EastPunjan #WestPunjab
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
43
52
572
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
61
33
575
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
At Khyber pass .....
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
45
32
565
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Photographic Journey of the deteriorating Darawar Fort, Cholistan, Pakistan … @IndiaHistorypic
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
35
123
535
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
At the Haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh #gujranwala #Punjab
Tweet media one
25
31
558
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Tharparkar bulls are like on the seal of #mohenjodaro , our subcontinent seems like as if time stands still in this region , we see glimpses of past in present time visuals
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
23
106
554
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
The Gori Temple #Nagarparkar #Sindh It is a Jain temple built in 1375-1376 CE. The temple was exclusively allocated to the 23rd Jain Tirthankar Lord Parshwanath.This temple is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage status in 2016 #WorldHeritageDay #architecture #heritage
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
7
115
529
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Eid Mubarik from us to all
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
68
11
531
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Tweet media one
31
19
529
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Khalsa college #amritsar designed by Bhai Ram Singh
Tweet media one
19
59
530
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 months
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Tweet media one
20
39
537
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
At Chittori tombs of Talpur Mirs, Mirpur Khas #Sindh
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
31
37
511
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
My blue pottery shopping from #multan #Punjab
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
31
39
504
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
at Paranami temple, Malka Hans, Pakpattan, #Punjab
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
27
25
489
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
A special Stupa at Sirkap, Taxila is the so-called 'Double-Headed Eagle Stupa'. The pilasters here are of a Greek design, "Corinthian columns". In the middle arch, a Greek temple is shown; in the outer, a shrine of a Hindu design can be seen #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
19
150
486
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
More than 100 years old Murli Dhar temple #Mithi #Tharparkar #Sindh #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
23
67
502
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Good morning from Kachura #skardu
Tweet media one
19
22
504
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
My father busy with his books enjoying winter sun ❤️
Tweet media one
27
10
503
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
18 years …. ❤️ Happy anniversary @waseemahmed_
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
134
11
501
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
A few weeks ago my husband broke this pot accidentally and I got very angry as I really liked it , today he surprised me by putting it back together and filling the cracks with gold like the Japanese do and it looks even more beautiful than before ❤️❤️❤️ @waseemahmed_
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
80
28
488
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Haveli of Sardar Jawala singh, husband of Jind Kaur’s eldest sister, Padhana village #Lahore This haveli was damaged in1965 war before war the family lived here but had to leave for few years because of war & when they returned it was completely damaged beyond repair. #heritage
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
25
144
469
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
My 9 year old’s new sketch
Tweet media one
56
17
487
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
Standing on the soil of 40 feet of no man’s land of #Punjab on the right is west Punjab on the left is east Punjab
Tweet media one
36
26
487
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Shrine of baba fareed shakkar ganj buksh #pakpattan #punjab
23
58
476
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
#Lahore and us
Tweet media one
36
23
476
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
26
76
469
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
At Chittori tombs of Talpur Mirs, Mirpur Khas #Sindh
Tweet media one
19
17
471
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Mohenjodaro heritage site #sindh
34
156
460
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Before and after crossing … Attari -wahga border #punjab
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
23
16
467
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s palace inside Shekhupura fort In 1808 Ranjit Singh took over fort &gifted it to his wife Datar Kaur mother of Kharak Singh& built this structure Later after the death of Ranjit Singh Rani Jindan was kept here in house arrest till she was exiled to Nepal
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
24
120
445
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
My study ... at this moment
Tweet media one
41
15
450
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
Sculpture of Maharaja Ranjit Singh after surviving two attacks at Lahore Fort now resting at Faqir khana Museum #lahore
Tweet media one
40
51
445
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
2 years
Interior of a pre partition house in #chiniot #Punjab Many people ask me how the houses look from inside so I took the courage to ask the owner to show me from inside and it was extremely well kept and very homely #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
20
73
453
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Somewhere in Jaipur 2001
Tweet media one
19
7
432
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
Still life by my 9 year old
Tweet media one
49
22
432
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
5 years
1500 yr old Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir at Soldier Bazaar #Karachi is one of the oldest hindu temples in Pakistan. The temple holds special significance for Hindus as it is the only shrine in the world which has a “natural statue” of Hanuman not man-made #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
36
165
419
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
17 years together ❤️❤️❤️
Tweet media one
73
12
432
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Tweet media one
24
14
416
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
6 years
Anyone?
Tweet media one
78
16
407
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Rani Jindan at haveli restaurant, walled city #lahore It was so good to see so many people taking photos with them sitting on chairs so proudly. As a punjabi today I felt good
Tweet media one
20
48
419
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Indus
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
38
20
406
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Using picture of Basant when it is banned for almost 20 years now
Tweet media one
11
62
407
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Indian train at #lahore railway station 2019
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
25
23
397
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Goraknath Temple is located in the Gorkhatri area of #Peshawar The temple is dedicated to Guru Gorakhnath who founded the kanphata Jogi order at Tilla Jogian in the first century BC.The temple was built in 1851 #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
29
101
397
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
3 years
Eid Mubarik from us to all 🌸
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
47
10
402
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
Haveli of Sardar Jawala singh, husband of Jind Kaur’s eldest sister, Padhana village #Lahore This haveli was damaged in1965 war before war the family lived here but had to leave for few years because of war & when they returned it was completely damaged beyond repair. #heritage
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
25
96
396
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
4 years
On Indian railway train at #Lahore railway station Last year today
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
28
30
393
@maaria_waseem
Maaria Waseem
1 year
Tomb of Safdar Jang, #Delhi built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for Nawab Safdarjung. Safdarjung, Nawab of Oudh, was made prime minister of the Mughal Empire when Ahmed Shah Bahadur ascended the throne in 1748. #heritage #architecture
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
25
31
404