Heritage record
Giri Remains
PunjabStupa & MonasteryProtected
A Buddhist period archaeological site comprised of monastic buildings divided in two groups i.e. A - B and C - E. The A-B area measures 110 m from north to south and 55 m from east to west. The large stupa in dilapidated condition. The monastery on the south contains 20 rooms. The monastery B is well preserved and eighteen cells are ranged one the four sides of the court with niches in the walls. Hall of assembly is also traceable in ruined condition. The other monastic settlement (C.D.E) is set on a raised terrace at the western end of the glen, with the hills side sloping steeply down to it on the west and a torrent bed skirting on south and east - a position that has proved anything but favorable to the preservation of the buildings. The first court of the cells, D is a small one comprising a vestibule and eight cells arranged on the north-west and east side.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6320
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Rawalpindi
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Stupa & Monastery
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 33.72882, 72.88298 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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