Heritage record
Bakpur Samadhi
PunjabSamadhProtected
A Samadhi, measuring 4.2m x 4.2m. It is square in plan, built on a high platform. It is built in kanjur stone and plastered with lime mortar. The walls and ceilings are decorated with monochrome fresco paintings, which depict floral and faunal motifs. The sanctum is surmounted by a dome erected on an octagonal drum. The pinnacle is missing. A stream flows in its northern side. The building is decorated with fresco paintings representing floral and human motifs.
- Record ID
- 6333
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Rawalpindi
- Tehsil
- Gujar Khan
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Samadh
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 33.26919, 73.32177 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al. (2012). Archaeological Remains and Monuments of Islamabad Capital Territory and District Rawalpindi. Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 35, No. 1, July 2012.
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