This
is the Great Stupa at Sanchi, Sanchi is a small village, 46 kilometre far from Bhopal,
which is also one of the important Buddhist monuments significant the eminence
of Buddhist art and architecture. Placed at Sanchi Town, in the state of Madhya
Pradesh, India, this Stupa is the earliest stone structure in India that was
built by the emperor Ashoka during the Mauryan period. The height of its huge
hemispherical dome is nearly 54.0 ft, which consists a chamber at the centre,
where we see the relics of Lord Buddha. Four gateways with a good art generally
named as toranas are facing the four directions, a balustrade enclosing the
whole structure was added.
In
the year of 1818 British General Henry Taylor discovered this site and the work
of Restoration on it started in 1881 and had finished in 1919 under the
observation of Sir John Hubert Marshall, who was the director general of the
Indian Archaeological Survey. The splendid Sanchi Stupa has considered to be
one of the oldest stone structures in the world and it is one of the UNESCO
recognized World Heritage Site in India. It is one of the oldest Buddhist
pilgrimage point in India.
- By Sruthi
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