Heritage record
Taxila Temple
PunjabTempleWorld Heritage propertyProtected
This temple is square in plan is measuring 12.4x12.70m, with three monumental domed shikaras. The central bigger octagonal shikara is flanked by two smaller ones. The dome is also octagonal and decorated with trisula type petals. The temple is enclosed by verandas on all four sides, which are arched on their front having three arches on each side, decorated with marble tiles in black and white. The ceiling of the veranda was decorated with stucco floral motifs in reliefs.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 7061
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Rawalpindi
- Tehsil
- Taxila
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Temple
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- World Heritage
- Taxila
- Coordinates
- 33.65967, 72.80197 — 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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