The
Harmandir Sahib (
Punjabi: ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ), also
Darbar Sahib (
Punjabi: ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ) and informally referred to as the
"Golden Temple", is the holiest
Sikh gurdwara located in the city of
Amritsar,
Punjab, India. The city was founded in 1574 by the fourth Sikh guru,
Guru Ram Das. The Harmandir Sahib was designed by the fifth guru,
Guru Arjan, who had the cornerstone laid by the Muslim Sufi saint Sai Hazrat
Mian Mir on 28 December 1588. Guru Arjan completed the
Adi Granth, the holy scripture of
Sikhism, in 1604 and installed it in the gurdwara.