Pakistani architecture can be divided into four periods: Pre-Islamic, Islamic, Colonial, and Post-Colonial. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are two important archeological sites from the Indus Valley Civilization that flourished around 3000 BCE. Kot Diji was an early settlement that predated the Indus Civilization. Across Pakistan, brightly painted trucks function as a mobile art gallery, with colorful landscapes and images decorating their exteriors.

1. LESSON 3: PAKISTAN

2. • Pakistani architecture is divided into four
recognized periods:
• Pre-Islamic
• Islamic
• Colonial
• Post-Colonial

3. Mohenjo- Daro -is an
archeological site in the
province of Sindh
Pakistan, was
abandoned in the 19th
century BCE, and was
not rediscovered until
1922
Mound of the Dead

4. • Harappa- a village
in Pakistan: site of
successive cities of
the Indus valley
civilization
• 2. a Bronze Age
culture that
flourished in the
Indus valley.

5. KOT DIJI -was the forerunner
of the Indus Civilization.
The people of this site lived
about 3000 BCE. The
remains consist of two
parts; the citadel area on
high ground (about 12 m),
and outer area. The
Pakistan Department of
Archaeology excavated at
Kot Diji in 1955 and 1957

6. Across Pakistan, brightly colored flamboyant
trucks, painted with images of idealized
landscapes, famous personalities, flowers, and
trees, turned village lanes, city streets, and
long-distance highways into a gallery without
walls; a free-form, kaleidoscopic exhibition in
motion.