Pakistan | Gandhara Art Legacy
The crown jewel of Pakistan's history is Gandhara art (600 BCE-400 CE), which profoundly influenced Chinese Buddhist sculpture and painting via the Silk Road. 🎨✨ 🏛️ Must-Visit Gandhara Museums: 1️⃣ Taxila Museum 🎫 500 PKR 📜 Once the capital of Gandhara, most ruins are now in fragments—best relics are here! 💎 Houses exquisite Buddha statues & Greco-Buddhist fusion art 2️⃣ Islamabad Museum 🆓 Free entry 🏫 Small but educational, with scattered Gandhara pieces 3️⃣ Lahore Museum 🎫 1,000 PKR 🏆 Pakistan’s top collection – dedicated Gandhara gallery with masterpieces 4️⃣ Karachi National Museum 🎫 300 PKR 🏺 Focus: Indus Valley (Mohenjo-daro) + outdoor Gandhara Buddha statues #GandharaArt#PakistanHistory#Taxila Museum#Islamabad Museum#Lahore Museum#Karachi National Museum#pakistan#Pakistan travel#trip diary#travel guide#Pakistan guide#Islamabad #Lahore