Takht-i-Bahi are the ruins of a 1st century CE
Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the
ancient Indian region of
Gandhara, in present-day northern Pakistani province of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Considered to be exceptionally well-preserved and particularly representative of Buddhist monastic architecture of its era, the ruins were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the neighbouring remains of an
ancient town in 1980. Pictured here is an aerial view of the complex, showing its various chambers and courtyards.photographed by
Muzamil Hussain Toori, retouched by
UnpetitproleX
Takht-i-Bahi are the ruins of a 1st century CE
Buddhist monastery complex located in what was once the
ancient Indian region of
Gandhara, in present-day northern Pakistani province of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Considered to be exceptionally well-preserved and particularly representative of Buddhist monastic architecture of its era, the ruins were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the neighbouring remains of an
ancient town in 1980. Pictured here is an aerial view of the complex, showing its various chambers and courtyards.photographed by
Muzamil Hussain Toori, retouched by
UnpetitproleX