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The building of taxila museum has greek style

The current building is a quarter of the original plan

The rest is work to be done

sir john marshal

archaeological survey of india

1902 to 1928

Sir John Marshall was in charge of the discovery of Harappa and Taxila

the purpose of this museum is

The general public needs to be made aware of a civilization that is thousands of years old

The old name of taxila is TAk-sha-sila

This museum has been established for almost a hundred years

The museum houses more than 7,000 of the most valuable items and sculptures

There is also a lot of Gandhara civilization here

Taxila museum is 35 km away from islamabad Pakistan

The foundation stone of the Taxila Museum was laid in 1918

The foundation stone of the museum was laid by the then Viceroy and Governor General

his name is lord chelmsford

The museum's two galleries contain a treasure trove of excavations

Taxila was excavated by Sir John Marshall, then in charge of the Archaeological Department of British India.

The excavations continued between 1913 and 1934

The Taxila Museum has some of the rarest sculptures and valuables of the Gandhara civilization in different eras.

Gold and silver jewelry in addition to statues

And there are everyday items

All these things show that even then man was trying to make good use of the available resources.

The women's utensils were also well-known for their jewelry and precious stones

In terms of education, the ruins of one of the oldest universities in the region, Julian, still exist.

The oldest coins in the museum indicate that business was booming in those days.

That is, people knew how to do business

An ancient map in the museum shows that it used to be a great society

But there is still a lot of work to be done in this area