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…
142. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 02 (Mohra Moradu)
As we noted in the previous post, the Taxila area is dotted with almost two dozen monuments of the Gandhara Civilization. One of them, Mohra Moradu, named after a small nearby village, is located at 33°45’39.1″N, 72°51’39.4″E. It is a well-preserved site and one of the most important in the area. It stands on a…
141. Monuments of the Gandhara Civilization at Taxila – 01 (Dharmarajika)
In my previous post “Taxila Museum: Treasure Trove of the Gandhara Civilization”, I gave a brief introduction to the Gandhara Civilization and took you on a tour of the Taxila Museum. This remarkable civilization flourished for almost a thousand years, from the 6th century BC to the mid-5th century AD. Alexander’s invasion of the region…
140. Taxila Museum: Treasure Trove of the Gandhara Civilization
Pakistan is home to some of the earliest civilizations in human history. Indus valley civilization is contemporary to Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. Tens of sites, related to the Indus Valley Civilization, have been excavated or identified. Its two big centres are Harappa in Punjab and Mohenjodaro in Sindh. This great civilization flourished for two thousand…
139. Golra Railway Station and Museum, Islamabad.
The Industrial Revolution, which started in England in the late eighteenth century, is a fascinating episode in human history. Within a few decades, it caused more changes in the world than had been witnessed in the previous many centuries, or perhaps even millennia. Many new machines were invented during the next half-century. Among the most…