Kesaria Stupa

Kesariya Stupa
Panorama of Kesariya Stupa
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
SectTheravada Buddhism
StatusPreserved
Location
LocationIndia Kesaria, East Champaran district, Bihar, India
Kesaria Stupa is located in India
Kesaria Stupa
Location in Bihar, India
Kesaria Stupa is located in Bihar
Kesaria Stupa
Kesaria Stupa (Bihar)
AdministrationArchaeological Survey of India
Geographic coordinates26°20′03″N 84°51′17″E / 26.334140°N 84.854762°E / 26.334140; 84.854762
Architecture
TypeStupa
StyleBuddhist
Specifications
Height (max)32 metres (105 feet)
Materialsbrick

Kesariya stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Patna, in the East Champaran district of Bihar, India. Construction of the stupa at this site began in the 3rd century BCE.[1] Kesariya Stupa has a circumference of almost 400 feet (120 m) and a height of about 104 feet (32 m).[1]

  1. ^ a b Le Huu Phuoc, Buddhist Architecture, Grafikol 2009, pp.169-171