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MULTAN, Jul 29 (APP):A decades-old demand of Multanites, most notably the intelligentsia of the City of Saints, is about to materialize as almost 98 per cent of work on Multan Museum has been completed at a cost of Rs 111 million and officials are optimistic it would be ready to showcasing a treasure trove, heritage, culture of south Punjab, including the ancient surviving city of Multan, within a few weeks, if not days.
Built in traditional Muslim Mughal architectural style, the museum lies at the foot of Qasim Fort mound that itself is a hub of monuments. While at the museum courtyard, one can look up and enjoy the view of mausoleum of Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam, a monument listed among Unesco World Heritage Sites. The Multan museum houses four galleries, a library-cum-meeting hall, laboratory for archaeologists to conduct research, cafeteria, vast parking space, boundary wall with gates and a breast wall against the slope of the Qasim Fort.
On the top, the museum has a visible main dome that is curved but slightly flat at the centre with sixteen (16) dome-lets around, eight of them above the front façade and four each on its left and right sides. Facade of the museum is decorated with Multani glazed tiles in traditional shades of blue depicting geometrical designs.
Work on two projects, museums in Harappa and Multan, had begun in 2021. Harappa museum is completed while Multan museum is in its final phase.
Paint on the Multan museum’s interior has been completed and the process to install glasses on showcases in progress, Muhammad Sajjad, Incharge Archaeology department Multan, told APP on Tuesday.
He said after installation of glasses of showcases, archaeologists would place antiquities. Another official said that an issue related to Mepco regarding a demand notice for the electricity connection has also been resolved.
The museum would be ready for official inauguration within next few weeks and for its opening for the general public.