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Sirkap

Sirkap Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan on the opposite bank of the city's archaeological site name.

City of Sirkap Greco Bactrian king Demetrius by the building after around 180 BC in ancient India was attacked. Demetrius northern and northwestern Indian subcontinent (modern day Pakistan), a state in India about 10 BC by the Greek was to be founded. King has also been Sirkap by Menander I. Have to rebuild is

Hergrew out under the supervision of Sir John Marshall excavated the old city from 1912-1930 was launched. More parts in 1944 and 1945 by Mortimer Wheeler and his colleagues had been digging.

The monastery & monument

For students with 27 rooms and a pool built around a courtyard of the monastery consists of teachers. A large, square-shaped pool in the water for the ritual washings and was nearly half meters deep. There were stairs to the pool on all sides. Kitchen and a monastery, which today still serves well for water exists. Wood shake roof of the monastery was rain water collected in ponds. Buddha statue in the courtyard and rooms for students, there are many. There is also an assembly hall of the monastery is located in a corner.

Monastery was a double story building. Stairs to the upper story has gone through a room. The wooden buildings were concerned by the extra yard. However, the strength of the walls, is, that there exists a third story, which can also result.

Monument is found in one of the rooms of the monastery. This is probably where the teachers who used to live in one room for the memory was allocated. Were once colored umbrellas. Memorial is about 4 meters.

Mohra Muradu

Mohra Muradu ruins of Taxila, an ancient Buddhist stupa and monastery near the place in Pakistan's Punjab province,. The ancient monastery is located in a valley surrounded by mountains and offers a beautiful view. But this is where all the monks to meditate in the stillness of the city as Sirsukh only around 1.5 kilometers, was sufficient to go begging for.

The city was built in 2nd century and renovated in the 5th century. It belongs to the Kushan age.

Three separate parts, the main stupa, votive stupas and a monastery in Taxila and under UNESCO's World Heritage list since 1980 have been included based on the ruins.



Abdul by Sir John Marshall in 1914-1915 under the supervision of Mohra Muradu ruins were excavated. They consist of a buddhistic monastery and stupas. The 4.75 meter high stupa is built on. Small, votive stupas, a big one is behind.

Dharmarajika

Dharmarajika Taxila, Pakistan is in a large Buddhist stupa.area and 'Chir hat.' Area north of the monastic.

Taxila Museum Dharmarajika a pebble on the cairn is about 3 kilometers of the fact that the remains of one of Buddha's body was buried in there. Name Dharmarajika Dharmaraja, a name given to the true Buddha Dharma Raja [Law Lord] Marshall had come to the,. It is also believed that 'Dharmarajika' word 'Dhararaja', used by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka is derieved is entitled. Cairn (15 meters high and 50 meters in diameter) around its base with a raised roof is a circular structure. Pradakshina a way around it and a circle of small chapels around the Great Stupa. Buildings around the main stupa three specific types of masonry building are proposed activities in partnership with different periods. Kharoshti a silver inscription book and perhaps a few minutes of bone relics of Buddha, a small gold casket during the British Raj were found during excavations.

Bhir Mound

Bhir mound ruins of Taxila in the Punjab province of Pakistan is the oldest.
By Sir John Marshall, 1913-1925 Bhir mound of ruins were excavated. Sir Mortimer Wheeler 1944-1945 and in 1966-1967 worked in was issued by Dr. Mohammad Sharif. Bahadur Khan, and by further excavations in 1998-2000 and in 2002 Dr. Ashraf Mahmoud Al Hasan was performed by.

1 form an irregular shape of the city from the east, north, south and west for approximately 600 meters measuring kilometers around the ruins. The ruins of the oldest and fifth or sixth century BC is a layer. Fourth century BC and the second layer is present at the time of Alexander the Great's invasion. India's Mauryan emperors third layer (third century BC) is the time. The fourth and highest level since the construction of the Mauryan period.

Show that the narrow streets of the city housing project and were very irregular. There is little evidence about the plan - most roads are very random. The houses had no outside windows. He has opened the inner courtyards. Around the courtyard was open and was organized from 15 to 20 rooms.