The Great Stupa, or ‘Stupa Number 1’ as it is called dates back to the reign of Ashoka and construction was begun by him. This stupa is a part of a major complex of Buddhist sites across the ...

The glorious Stupa at Sanchi is the oldest stone composition in India and was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka, the Great in the 3rd century BCE. The stupa is located on a hill whose ...

Sanchi’s draw lies both in it being a centre of Buddhist heritage and a lesson in ... One infographic elaborated on how the Great Stupa was opened top to bottom in 1822, leaving a vast ...

Object Details Artist Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950) Label From Bombay, Yoshida traveled by automobile to Sanchi. The Buddhist monuments at Sanchi, including the Great Stupa and the gate shown in ...

The famed 3rd-century Buddhist Stupa land of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh has become the first “solar city†in the country. The city, known for the Great Buddhist Stupa originally built by ...

Sanchi Stupa. The original construction of this stupa was commissioned by emperor Ashoka the great in the 3rd Century BC. Later in the 1st Century BC, the four gorgeous gateways or toranas and the ...

Sanchi Stupa is one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in India. Also famous as the Great Stupa or Stupa Number 1, this stone structure is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sometimes, it’s a good thing if ancient monuments are left undisturbed, perhaps even undiscovered. Why, you would ask, would anyone want a monument of great beauty and historical worth to be ...

While Sanchi Stupa has opened its gates for public, the other famous tourist spot near Bhopal — Bhimbetka is yet to be unlocked. The Ratapani Sanctury, under which the caves fall, have also not ...