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The monastery and the remains of the nearby city of Seri Bahlol from the Kushan period are some of the most important Buddhist monuments in the Gandhara region. The monastery is the most complete Buddhist monastery in Pakistan and comprises several groups of stupas, monastic cells, temples, and secular buildings. [7]
Pakistan Monument. The Pakistan Monument (Urdu: یادگارِ پاکستان) is a national monument and heritage museum located on the western Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad, Pakistan. The monument was constructed to symbolize the unity of the Pakistani people. It is dedicated to the people of Pakistan who sacrificed their "today" for a ...
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہی قلعہ, romanized:Shāhī Qilā, lit. 'Royal Fort') is a citadel in the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ] The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City of Lahore and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres). [ 2 ] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which ...
Mohenjo-daro (/ m oʊ ˌ h ɛ n dʒ oʊ ˈ d ɑː r oʊ /; Sindhi: موهن جو دڙو , lit. ' Mound of the Dead Men '; Urdu: موئن جو دڑو [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]) is an archaeological site in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Cultural heritage in Pakistan. Pakistan's cultural heritage includes archaeological sites, stupas, forts, shrines, tombs, buildings, residences, monuments, and places of worship. Until the passing of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, some sites were under the federal government while others were in the provincial domain.
Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزارِ قائد), also known as Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a 1960s modernist style, it was completed in 1971, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi as well as one of the most popular tourist sites in the city. [ 1 ]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Type. Mausoleum. Completion date. 1637 ; 387 years ago(1637) The Tomb of Jahangir (Punjabi: جہانگیر دا مقبرہ, romanized:Ja (h)āngīr dā Maqbarā; Urdu: مقبرۂ جہانگیر, romanized:Maqbarā-è-Jahāngīr) is a 17th-century mausoleum built for the Mughal emperor Jahangir. The mausoleum dates from ...
226 ft 4.5 in (68.999 m) Materials. Red sandstone, marble. The Badshahi Mosque (Punjabi: بادشاہی مسیت, romanized:Bādshā’ī Masīt; Urdu: بادشاہی مسجد, romanized:Bādshāhī Masjid) is a Mughal-era imperial mosque located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It was constructed between 1671 and 1673 during the rule of ...