Taxila ancient city of Pakistan.
Introductions.
The sound of mallet and chisel fills the rustic landscape of Taxila a small town some fifty kilometers from Islamabad sitting by the roadside under the shade of mulberry trees men work on stones for hours on end Texel I may look like an ordinary town but it's a place of historical significance it was once the spiritual and cultural hub of one of the world's oldest faiths Buddhism and was home to the Gandhara school of sculpture a treasure trove of arts and crafts Gandhara art appeared in the region in the 1st century BC and flourished till the 8th century AD even after the civilization faded Gandhara art was kept alive handed down from one generation to another.
speak the story of saddeq
although the Texas population today's predominantly Muslim its Buddhist past has had a significant impact on people's lives that's evident in local handicrafts and the flourishing stone carving industry.With Buddhist influences, Taxila's sculptors produce replicas of that historical stonework one of them is 37-year-old Muhammad Siddhartha a resident of Taxila' and expert stones culture for the past 15 years. Big parents say that this palace famous in old-time is known as Taxila the city of stone carvers. People made many different items from stone like table wine glasses, gravestone, mortar and pestle, and table lamp. They all had their unique style of carving and colors.
This day begins at six in the morning and for the next 12 hours, he remains at his spot under the tree he can finish seven to eight pieces a day earning about five dollars for a day's work sadaqat lost his father at a young age and as the eldest of five children he has to take care of his family. when I was younger. I used to go to the mountains with my uncle. He was my teacher. he used to teach me how to crave stone. And later when he thought I had acquired the skills, He encourages me to work independently. Sadaqa chowk about is not far from where he sits they are home to over twenty ancient sites including Mesolithic era caves and archaeological remains of four early settlements
In ancient times Taxila hosted a number of Buddhist monasteries that civilization reached its peak between the 1st and 5th centuries today it is one of the most important archaeological sites in Asia and was declared the Unesco world heritage site in 1980.
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These ruins of a two-thousand-year-old civilization stand out for their magnificent architecture so much so that not even the best contemporary architects can match the glories of the past.
Taxila City Museum
Taxila City Museum houses some of the world's oldest artifacts it has various images of Buddha and numerous panels describing the important stages of his life built-in 1928 the museum is home to a significant and comprehensive collection of Gandhara art dating from the 1st to the 7th centuries most pieces in the collection here were excavated from the ruins of ancient Taxila. But not all the discoveries made it to the museum. Pakistan passed a law in 1975 declaring Taxila protected antiquity as authorities work to protect tax allows historical sites they strive to preserve their authenticity and original designs but experts say more needs to be done.
like many great civilizations, Gandhara may have vanished but it remains a brilliant chapter in the human story and today sadaqa care - a long tradition preserves the legacy of the ancient civilization with his mallet and chisel somewhere in the beads one could still hear the people of the kingdom a people who built their empire and became masters of their art. I m forget written about the Taxila university that was established by the king empire.
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