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The remains of numerous forts and temples, built between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, are to be found in the Salt Range, along the Indus River, in Pakistan. The region is best known for its association with the Gandhara architectural tradition. From the 7th century onward, two distinct forms of temple architecture evolved here. While the Nagara style was an independent offshoot of the Gandhara tradition, the Kashmiri influence was evident in temples with pyramidal roof structures. Scholarship of Indian temple architecture has been hampered by the partition of the sub-continent in 1947.
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The architectural designs of ancient Roman edifices show the greatness of imperial Rome during its period. The Severan Marble plan, which was a 40-foot-high decorative marble map of the city of ancient Rome, is found to have measurements which are accurate despite its complexities. This plan is considered a unique record. On the other hand, the Regionary Catalogues, a 4th century architectural census tables for the city of ancient Rome, also conveys insightful thoughts about ancient Rome.
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The excavation of a Hindu temple at Kafirkot, Pakistan, is discussed and showed that Hindu Sahis appropriated existing temples at this site in the 9th century, redesigned them into more complex structures, and reformulated their manner of worship. A previously undocumented temple of the earlier period also resulted from these excavations, one which was also enlarged in the Hindu Sahi tradition.
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