Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi World Heritage Site

Official name: Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | UNESCO
Country: India | Map
Continent: Asia
Location: Madhya Pradesh
23.4794° Lat, 77.7397° Lon | Map
Code: 524
Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata (IST, +0530)
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Category: Cultural
Description: Inscribed 1989. On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states of conservation most of which date back to the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence and was a major Buddhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D.