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There is not dearth of general books on the art and architecture of India or of the treatment of even Buddhist architecture and monuments in smaller or larger compass. Yet, this is a book with a difference, fore it deals comprehensively with Buddhist monuments with a suitable analysis of Buddhist architecture to serve laymen and specialists alike. Thus, one would get here the salient facts in respect of practically all important Buddhist sites and monuments of ...
This guidebook on the Buddhist monuments at Sanchi is part of the series being published by the Archaeological Survey o India on World Heritage Sites in India. Located 46 kms from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, Sanchi is distinguished by some remarkable specimens of Buddhist art and architecture, ranging in time from the third century BC to the twelfth century AD. Stupa 1 or the Great Stupa, crowned by a triple umbrella and four exquisitely carved ...