The stupa was built in 3rd century BC, at Amaravati in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, and was in vogue as an important monastic centre till the 14th century AD.

The Great Stupa, or Amaravati Stupa, is one such place where you must stop while visiting the region. It remains one of the most important as well as the oldest Buddhist monuments in the country.

Amaravati Stupa, which is also known as Mahachaitya, is one of the iconic historical sites in Amaravati. This relic of an ancient Buddhist monument is from around the 3rd century BCE and is a ...

Vijayawada: The Amaravati model gallery at Uddandarayunipalem near here, established to mark the laying of the foundation stone for Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh’s capital, was vandalised by ...

Amaravati rail line gets Central nod, to be completed in four years ₹2,245 crore project will connect new capital with major cities and ports, a Multi-Model Commercial Cargo Terminal will come ...

Amaravati to get stupa-like high court, Kohinoor-shaped assembly Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu has approved the designs for the high court and state assembly buildings at new capital ...

Hyderabad: The AP Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has decided have a 3D model of Amaravati constructed. Tenders will soon be called for from 3D model-makers. Officials of the CRDA say ...

In recent years, Amaravati has been synonymous with bifurcated Andhra Pradesh’s quest for a capital. ... one in 1905-06 and the other in 1908-09. The Amaravati stupa has been described, ...

A note by the Chennai Museum, where there is a separate section for Amaravati sculptures, describes the Amaravati Stupa as poetry in marble. Published - October 27, 2015 12:00 am IST.

Amaravati’s more recent history provides another role model, that of Vasireddy Venkatdri Naidu, an 18th-century Zamindar (landlord)-king who revived the ancient and lost glory of this town and ...

In 1816-’17 a British survey team excavated Amaravati Stupa’s remains, and in 1859, 121 of the stupa’s sculpted stones were shipped to the British Museum.