Mardan Museum


Mardan Museum is located in the Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The museum was first established in 1991 in a Town Hall with a single hall with 22 show cases displaying more than 90 Gandhara's sculptures by the supervision of Sahibzada Riaz Noor. Later in 2006 a portion of land provided by the Mardan District Government on the request of Provincial Government and build three Galleries which was inaugurated by a former Chief [Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] Ameer [Haider Khan Hoti] in 2009.

Takht-i-Bahi

site is located in the Mardan District. This is one of the most well-known, preserved and monastic complex, and the Gandhara site that is on the World [Heritage Site|World Heritage List]. The complex consists of the main stupa, monastery complex, votive stupas, and the lower cells. This site was first reported by a French officer in the court of Ranjit Singh in 1836. The Gandhara pieces recovered from Takht-i-Bahi and Seri Bahlol Most of them were placed in the Peshawar Museum.