Museum of Taxila

This is a contemporary building covering some of the artifacts and best-preserved sculptures from the city.

Taxila-Museum-Musicians

Mound of Bhir

These are the initial of ruins of Taxila. It is believed that this is the city tha visited.

Sirkap City

The largest part of Taxila Ruins layout of the city is almost same as Greek cities. Archeologists found few gems in this city that includes “Double Headed Eagle Stupa” and another structure, which is claimed to be of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Taxila-Sirkap

Temple of Jandial Greek

It is a small site that includes an old Greek style Temple, worth watching, as its structure is somewhat advanced to Gandhara Style.

Jandial-Temple-Taxila

Stupa of Dharamarajika

This is believed to be the largest Stupa found in the ruins of Taxila and about this Stupa it is claimed that Emperor Ashok built it himself in 3^rd century B.C. We can also find a small water tank that is surrounded by rooms called cells of Monks.

Taxila-dharmarajika-Stupa

Sirsukh Ramparts

There are only walls, which were found and claimed by archeologists that this place was known as SirKap.

Sirsukh-Ramparts

Mohra Moradu

This place was built in 2^nd Century and its remains tell us that it was a Muslim’s mosque along with learning center, commonly known as Maderssah.

Mohra-Moradu-Stupa

Monastery of Jaulian

Largest Ruins found in Taxila, Jaulian comprises some of the finest sculptures in “SITU” and was the source of several of the relics now located in the Museum.

Jaulian-Monestery-Taxila

Now days Taxila is known as the Tehsil of Rawalpindi, and along with its history, Taxila is one of the Pakistan’s cultural and industrial hubs as it contains Museum portraying Gandhara Art on one hand, and heavy mechanical industry and small industries on other hand.