152. Hakimon ka Maqbara & Tomb of Lala Rukh – Hassan Abdal
Mughals ruled Punjab for a little over two centuries and left their indelible marks on the history, culture and architecture of this land. Mughals were very fond of beautiful palaces and gardens. Even the tombs constructed during that era are masterpieces of Mughal Architecture. Many such buildings and gardens exist in Pakistan. Though most of…
151. Mughal Gardens At Wah
About 40 kilometers from Islamabad, on the GT Road towards Attock, lies the famous Mughal Gardens. The garden is located near the old village of Wah at 33°48’05.0″N, 72°42’01.5″E. It is a vast garden covering an area of at least 15 acres. The Mughals were very fond of gardens, and during their long rule they…
150. Losar Baoli at Wah & a baoli at Hattian (District Attock)
The Grand Trunk Road is one of the most important highways in South Asia. It stretched from Bengal in the east to Kabul in the west, a distance of almost 2,400 kilometers. Its history is as long as its length, going back to the times of Chandragupta Maurya, who first built it along an ancient…
149. Islamabad Museum
Islamabad, the national capital of Pakistan, is counted among the beautiful capital cities. Once a small sleepy town, Islamabad over the decades has grown into a big vibrant city. Its natural beauty and greenery are the biggest charm. There are many beautiful parks, picnic spots, museums, and historic places. Today I shall take you on…
148. Kallar Kahar Museum
Chance discoveries often turn out to be very important, or at least very interesting. The most famous example, of course, is the discovery of America. Anyway, on 19th December 2021, while passing through Kallar Kahar, I made a small detour to check something about the Kallar Kahar resort. As soon as I turned off the…
147. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 07 (Giri Fort & Stupa)
Of all the archaeological sites at Taxila, Giri is perhaps the most difficult to reach, as you have to park your car at least half a kilometer before the Giri Fort and walk through a pass with a stream of cool, clear water flowing through it. A wonderful place for fans of natural beauty. The…
146. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 06 (Jandial Temple)
So far in my previous posts, we have visited many monuments of great historical, religious, and cultural value of the Gandhara Civilization. But Jandial Temple is very different from all those sites. It is also located in Taxila, but it is unique in the sense that, unlike other sites of Taxila, it is not a…
145. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 05 (Jinnan Wali Dheri & Badalpur)
I hope you have seen my previous posts about some of the most famous sites of the Gandhara Civilization, like Dharmarajika, Mohra Moradu, Pipplan, and Jaulian. Remember, all these sites are on UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites and are worth visiting. In this article, I shall take you on a tour of another archaeological…
144. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 04 (Jaulian)
This is my fourth post about the monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila. In my previous articles, I gave my readers a brief introduction to the Gandhara Civilization, the museum at Taxila, the stupa at Dharmarajika—the holiest of Buddhist sites in this region—and Pipplan. In this article, I shall take my readers on a…
143. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 03 (Pipplan)
I am continuing with writing about the monuments at Taxila. This is the fourth in the series and is about a site at Pipplan. It is less than a kilometer from Jaulian,at 33°45’56.4″N, 72°51’57.4″E, is another important site, known as Pipplan. The remains at Pipplan belong to two eras. To the East is a monastery…