Sanchi Stupa
The oldest stone structure in India, raised by Ashoka over the relics of the Buddha.
- Where
- Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.4795, 77.7398
Get the Sanchi Stupa stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sanchi Stupa. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sanchi Stupa
Sanchi Stupa Two 0.5 km
Down the hill from the great stupa, with the earliest narrative reliefs in Indian art on its railing.
Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha 7.4 km
Gupta rock-cut shrines with a Varaha panel, and an inscription dated 401.
Satdhara 9.1 km
Buddhist stupas on the Bes river near Sanchi, with relics of two of the Buddha's disciples.
Udayagiri Caves 42 km
The Varaha panel, and Gupta rock cutting.
Bhojpur Temple 42 km
An unfinished lingam of extraordinary size.
Taj ul Masajid 43 km
Begun in the 1870s by Shah Jahan Begum and only finished in 1985, one of the largest mosques in Asia.
Bharat Bhavan 44 km
Charles Correa's building, and the art inside it.
Upper Lake 45 km
Built in the eleventh century by damming the Kolans, and still the source of most of Bhopal's water.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Madhya Pradesh
Questions
Where is Sanchi Stupa?
Sanchi Stupa is in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sanchi Stupa Two (0.5 km), Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha (7.4 km), Satdhara (9.1 km).
How do I get the Sanchi Stupa stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sanchi Stupa and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sanchi Stupa before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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