Texila Sircup Historical Place .

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The city of Sirkap was built by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetriusafter he invaded ancient India around 180 BC. Demetrius founded in the northern and northwestern modern Pakistan an Indo-Greekkingdom that was to last until around 10 BC. Sirkap is also said to have been rebuilt by king Menander I.IMG_20170319_144752.jpg

The excavation of the old city was carried out under the supervision of Sir John Marshall by Hergrew from 1912–1930. In 1944 and 1945 further parts were excavated by Mortimer Wheelerand his colleagues. The building that is known as the Apsidal Temple is the largest sanctuary of Sirkap, measuring about 70 by 40 meters (230 by 130 ft) (by contrast: the Parthenon in Athens is 70 by 31 meters (230 by 102 ft)). The Apsidal Temple consists of a square nave with several rooms, used by the Buddhist monks, and a circular room, which gives the building its apsidal shape. After the earthquake that destroyed the city in c. 30 AD, the Buddhist shrine was built in a spacious courtyard. The round part was probably in use for a small stupa, but no traces of it remain. Some carvings were probably done by an artist from Greece.. Ancient Taxila was situated at the pivotal junction of the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The originof Taxila as a city goes back to c. 1000 BCE. ... The renowned archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham rediscovered the ruins of Taxila in the mid-19th century.

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Even today many people from all over the country come to see this place.Make documentary videos as well as backwards,Some people spend most of the day in Taxila to see these old influences.Because there are so many good things and also such things in Taxila.

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