SANCHI STUPA PPT.pptx

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1. PRESTIGE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH SUBMITTE BY:- ANSH LODHI B.TECH [CIVIL] 3rd SEM.

2. TABLE OF CONTENT HISTORY OF SANCHI STUPA SANCHI STUPA ARCHITECTURE MATERIAL USED IN BUILDING SANCHI STUPA COLOUR OF SANCHI STUPA STRUCTURE OF SANCHI STUPA FACTS ABOUT SANCHI STUPA

3. HISTORY OF SANCHI STUPA The Great Stupa (also called stupa no. 1) was originally built in the 3rd century BCE by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka and is believed to house ashes of the Buddha. The simple structure was damaged at some point during the 2nd century BCE. It was later repaired and enlarged, and elements were added; it reached its final form in the 1st century BCE. The building is 120 feet (37 metres) wide and 54 feet (17 metres) high.

4. SANCHI STUPA ARCHITECTURE Sanchi Stupa is known for its unique architecture. Anda, Harmika, Chhatra, and many other constituents of the Great Stupa can be experienced by visiting the site. This place is also surrounded by some of the most captivating places in Bhopal. Following are the three fundamental features of Sanchi Stupa. A hemispherical mound called Anda A square railing called Harmika A central pillar supporting a triple umbrella form called Chattra

5. MATERIAL USED IN BUILDING SANCHI STUPA The Great Stupa that Emperor Ashoka built was about half the size of the current one and was made of large bricks and mud mortar. Artisans have used stone, stucco, terracotta, wood, lacquer, and metals such as bronze, gold, and silver to recreate them.

6. COLOUR OF SANCHI STUPA The new denomination has Motif of Sanchi Stupa on the reverse, depicting the country's cultural heritage. The base colour of the note is Bright Yellow.

7. STRUCTURE OF SANCHI STUPA At its simplest, a stupa is a dirt burial mound faced with stone. In Buddhism, the earliest stupas contained portions of the Buddha's ashes, and as a result, the stupa began to be associated with the body of the Buddha. Adding the Buddha's ashes to the mound of dirt activated it with the energy of the Buddha himself.

8. FACTS ABOUT SANCHI STUPA Sanchi Stupa was commissioned by Emperor Ashoka and supervised by his queen Devi and daughter Vidisha. Sanchi Stupa remained deserted and undiscovered from the 14th century until the year 1818 when General Taylor rediscovered the site. Sir John Marshall established an archaeological museum here in 1919, which is today known as Sanchi Museum. The pillar of Sanchi Stupa has an Ashokan inscription called Schism Edict. It also has an inscription in the ornamental Sankha Lipi from the Gupta period. It’s the oldest stone structure in India. After the reign of the Mauryas, the Sanchi Stupa was vandalised by Pushyamitra Shungain the mid-2nd century BCE.

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