Buddhist treasures from the valley of Udyana.
Saidu Sharif, Swat, Pakistan
Swat was the ancient land of Udyana, full of Buddhist monasteries and stupas, and pilgrims came here from as far as China. The Swat Museum holds Gandhara sculpture from sites across the valley, many excavated by Italian archaeologists.
The museum was badly damaged by a bomb in 2008, then rebuilt and reopened with help from Italy and Japan. Today it shows Buddhist sculpture, local jewellery, textiles and woodwork.
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Akbar's citadel, Shah Jahan's Palace of Mirrors.
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Where Alexander's Greeks met the monks of Gandhara.
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Arms, uniforms and battles from the Mughals to today.
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Climb aboard a submarine that made history in 1971.
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A pink stone palace by the Arabian Sea.
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A planned city, 4,500 years old, on the banks of the Indus.
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The nation's story, from the Indus to independence.
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Jinnah's Karachi home, kept as he left it.
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Five thousand years of South Asia under one red-brick roof.
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The road to 1947, beneath four granite petals.
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Pakistan's living crafts, music and costume in one place.
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The Ottoman Empire's first museum, in the palace gardens.
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The town that gave a whole civilization its name.
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Nefertiti, rebuilt from the ruins of war.
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Persepolis, Susa and seven thousand years of Persia.
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Tutankhamun's full treasure, beside the Pyramids of Giza.
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The world's oldest public museum, on Rome's sacred hill.
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The old pink palace of the pharaohs on Tahrir Square.
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The life of the Buddha, told in Gandhara stone.
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The Parthenon's treasures, in sight of the Parthenon.