feb 21, 300 BC - Great Stupa at Sanchi
Description:
300 BCE-100 CEStone masonry, sandstone on dome
Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
Comissioned by Ashoka, said to have the ashes of Buddha
One of the olest Buddhist artcitexture, used to promote Buddhism in India
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Date:
feb 21, 300 BC
Now
~ 2328 years ago