Jandial

Jandial
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Jandial is an ancient Hellenistic temple near Taxila, Pakistan, dating to the 1st–2nd century BC. Located 630 meters north of Sirkap's northern gate, it features a Greek temple plan with naos, pronaos, and opisthodomos. The structure is renowned for its two Ionic columns framed by anta walls—a distyle in antis layout—making it the most Hellenic structure discovered in Pakistan. Excavated in 1912–1913 by John Marshall for the Archaeological Survey of India, it exemplifies Indo-Greek architectural fusion.[1][2]

TypeTemple complex
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryPakistan
Coordinates33.7646° N, 72.8288° E

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