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 ...

If you are an architecture enthusiast, here are five must-visit architectural wonders in Madhya Pradesh that are highly ...

The Beginnings: Maurya period. The history of Sanchi stupa begins during the Maurya period. Initially, the structure commissioned by Ashoka during 3rd century BC was a hemispherical brick structure.

Sanchi Stupa is one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in India. ... It was Ashoka, the great Indian emperor, who built this stupa after he converted into Buddhism in the 3rd century.

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 Mauryan ...

Although the Buddha himself never visited Sanchi, Emperor Asoka, probably in view of the city’s strategic importance, had the first stupa constructed here some 250 years after the Buddha’s death. It ...

The stupa at Sanchi in Raisen district is considered one of the oldest Buddhist monuments in the country and was built by emperor Ashoka. It is located around 40 km from Bhopal.

Sanchi, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, is on its way to becoming the country's first 'solar city'. It is home to the famous stupa built during emperor Ashoka's reign and is now equipped with a ...

Adholoka Maha Chaitya (the Great Stupa of the Netherworlds), as described in the inscriptions, and a sculpture of Asoka, the only surviving image of the Mauryan emperor, were found during the ...