Sāñcī

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Buddhist archaeological site UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient religious complex

Sāñcī is an ancient Buddhist complex in central India renowned for its well-preserved stupas, monasteries, and sculptures, and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sanchi 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist archaeological site ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient religious complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sanchi NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle aniconic Buddhist representation ⓘ
early Indian Buddhist art ⓘ
associatedWith Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
distanceFromBhopal about 46 kilometres ⓘ
earliestConstructionCenturyBCE 3rd century BCE ⓘ
elevation hilltop site ⓘ
features Jataka tale reliefs ⓘ
narrative stone carvings ⓘ
foundedBy Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasStructure Ashokan pillar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Stupa (Stupa 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stupa 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stupa 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
gateways (toranas) ⓘ
monastic ruins ⓘ
temples ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalUse Buddhist monastic centre ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1989 ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist sculptures ⓘ
Buddhist stupas ⓘ
Great Stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ
ornate toranas ⓘ
stone railings ⓘ
locatedIn Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Raisen district NERFINISHED ⓘ
central India ⓘ
locatedNear Betwa River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainPeriodOfDevelopment 3rd century BCE to 12th century CE ⓘ
nearestCity Bhopal NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Buddhist pilgrimage circuit in India ⓘ
periodOfDecline after 12th century CE ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 524 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageType cultural ⓘ

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Śāriputra → hasRelicStupaAt → Sāñcī ⓘ
Alexander Cunningham → explored → Sāñcī ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sanchi