Heritage record
Rawal Dam Temple
IslamabadTempleProtected
The temple is rectangular in plan, measuring 2.8m x 2.8m and its height is 6m. The sanctum is approached by five steps which consists of three pointed arches. The temple is built in standard size burnt bricks and is plastered in lime surkhi. Sanctum is surmounted by a shikara in the shape of inverted lotus while the pinnacle is decorated with lotus motifs. The temple has been white washed now.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6235
- Province / territory
- Islamabad
- District
- Islamabad
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Temple
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 33.69281, 73.12114 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al. (2010). Archaeological Remains and Monuments of Islamabad Capital Territory and District Rawalpindi. Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 33, No. 2, Dec 2010.
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