Ram Bagh is a garden built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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 Lahore, was built to serve as residence of the Maharaja in the city.
After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the subsequent collapse of the Sikh Empire, the garden and its buildings were taken over by the British.
In 1997, the entire complex including the Palace as well as other buildings and monuments were declared ‘protected’ by the state government, due to threats such as encroachment and lack of conservation.
[5] A large and elaborate deorhi or gateway is located on the southern side of garden, facing towards the direction of the Harmandir Sahib.
Located to the east of the summer palace, this building was originally a record room for Maharaja Ranjit Singh's darbar staff.
[2] A memorial gallery called "Ranjit Singh Panorama" was built adjacent to the northwest corner of the garden in 2006.