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Ancient & Medieval India

Sanchi's Great Stupa Survived a Top-to-Bottom Breach in 1822 and the Digs of 1851, and Its Four Gateways Stayed in Bhopal While 112 Plaster Pieces of the East Gate Went to Europe Instead

Ancient & Medieval India

The Great Stupa at Amaravati Was Faced in Carved Limestone Under the Satavahanas, Quarried for Building Stone in the 1790s, Drawn Slab by Slab by Colin Mackenzie's Team in 1816 and 1817, and Dug Out by Walter Elliot From 1845 Before 121 Sculptures Reached the British Museum

Ancient & Medieval India

Ashoka's Brick Stupa at Sanchi Grew Into a Stone Dome 36.6 Metres Across, Four Carved Gateways Were Added Around It, and the Archaeological Survey Rebuilt Its Failing Side From 1912