Photo: AKDN
Jean Baptiste Clais, a curator at the Louvre Museum in Paris, visited the historic Lahore Fort this week to view the restoration being undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Photo: Tribune
As the final resting place of what may be as many as half a million kings, queens and saints, it may be one of the finest examples of ‘grave towns’ in human history…
Source: Makli: Our own city of silence
Photo: Nazish Aiyaz
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980, the Takht Bhai complex holds immense tourist and academic value…
Source: The throne of the water spring
Photo: Dunya News
Pakistan full of breathtaking locations which make you fall in love with this country all over again…
Source: World Tourism Day 2021: 10 most beautiful places to visit in Pakistan
Photo: Dawn
Within three years of the completion of several conservation and development projects, the Somapura Mahavihara has started to lose its shine.
Pakistan has been blessed with plenty of places that showcase the best of nature. Additionally, Pakistan is also home to some of the most ancient civilizations in the world.
Source: The Most Famous Cultural Heritage Sites in Pakistan [Pictures]
It is our fortune that six Pakistani sites are registered on the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation’s World Heritage List. The Mohenjo-Daro, Makli necropolis in Thatta, Remnants of Taxila, Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens, Rohtas Fort in Jhelum and Buddhist ruins of Takht-e-Bahi in Mardan. A World Heritage site Makli had countless prominence in antiquity becauseof larger-than-life elaborations, intricate designs, stunning structural sites and centuries old monuments, which are a treat for heritage lovers.
Source: NOW TRAILING
As PIA suspends operations for ‘non-viable airports’, visitors find it increasingly hard to reach the ancient city…
Source: Heritage ignored: With no flights, Mohenjo Daro at risk of being forgotten
Photo: Pakistan Today
The community’s ownership and affiliation with the place has been marred by state-led interventions…
Source: Preserving Takht-i-Bahi: why the old and the new must walk hand in hand
The South Asian country has given the world the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner and the world’s highest ATM.
THATTA – Thatta is an ancient city of Pakistan. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties.
Part of the fort, where structures built during Akbar’s era were situated, now has residences of fort’s staffers…
Source: Lahore Fort – a historical gift that keeps on giving
The Great Bath was located in the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro.
Source: Interesting Facts About The Great Bath, The World’s Oldest Public Pool
It was purely acci-dental.
Source: This 4,000-Year-Old Pot Spent Years as a Toothbrush Holder
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