What was the cultural center of the Gandhara Civilisation?

Taxila, which was also known as Takshashila anciently, served as the nucleus for Gandhara civilization’s culture, learning, and politics. Situated in modern-day Punjab, Pakistan, Taxila developed as a key site for Buddhist learning, aesthetics, and trade, characterized by a civilization that stretches all the way from the mid-1st millennium BCE into the 2nd millennium CE.