Amaravati Stupa

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Indian_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ashoka_the_Great
Buddhism
Buddhist_festivals
Buddhist_teachings_on_compassion
Buddhist_monasticism
gptkbp:constructedIn 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:culturalHeritage UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_candidate
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on local culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Symbol_of_Buddhist_heritage
gptkbp:dedicatedTo Buddha
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Buddhist_monks
gptkbp:diameter approximately 108 feet
gptkbp:established British_archaeologist_Alexander_Cunningham
gptkbp:features Carvings and sculptures
gptkbp:height approximately 50 feet
gptkbp:historicalContext Spread_of_Buddhism_in_India
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Ancient_India
gptkbp:historicalRecords Ancient texts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Ancient pilgrimage site
Cultural_heritage_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amaravati Stupa
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Buddhist_art
Artistic_expressions_in_India
Later_Buddhist_architecture
Cultural_exchanges_in_Asia
Southeast_Asian_stupas
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mauryan_architecture
gptkbp:location Amaravati,_Andhra_Pradesh,_India
gptkbp:maintainedBy Local government
Archaeological Survey of India
gptkbp:material Stone
gptkbp:notableFeature Scholars
Relief sculptures
Buddha images
19th century excavations
Sculptural_fragments
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Amaravati_archaeological_site
Buddhist_pilgrimage_route
gptkbp:relatedTo Buddhist_philosophy
Buddhist_teachings
Buddhist_relics
gptkbp:renovated 19th century
gptkbp:significance Important archaeological site
gptkbp:style Stupa architecture
gptkbp:surroundingArea Amaravati_village
gptkbp:symbolizes Enlightenment
gptkbp:type Buddhist_monument
gptkbp:usedFor Religious ceremonies
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Pilgrims
Archaeologists