Mauryan
- Ashoka was the first Mauryan to “think in stone”.
- Most of the shapes and decorative forms employed were indigenous in origin, some exotic forms show the influence of Greek, Persian and Egyptian cultures.
- Beginning of the Buddhist School of architecture in India.
- Monolithic Ashokan pillars are marvels of architecture and sculpture. These were lofty free standing monolithic columns erected on sacred sites. Originally there were about thirty pillars but now only ten are in existence, of which only two with lion capitals stand in situ in good condition at Kolhua and Laurya Nandangarh.
- Sarnath pillar - finest pieces of sculpture of the Ashokan period.
- Two ....
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