Paharpur Buddhist Monastery

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Somapura_Mahavihara
gptkbp:architecturalStyle	gptkb:Buddhist_Vihara
gptkbp:area	11 hectares
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Dharma_Pala
gptkbp:builtInCentury	8th century
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:Archaeological_Survey_of_India 1923
gptkbp:features	monastic cells central shrine terracotta plaques
gptkbp:function	gptkb:cathedral monastic education residence for monks
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Department_of_Archaeology,_Bangladesh
gptkbp:heritageDesignation	gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:influenced	Southeast Asian Buddhist architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Gupta_architecture
gptkbp:latitude	25.0275
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Naogaon_District gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:longitude	88.9747
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Paharpur gptkb:Naogaon
gptkbp:notableFor	large monastic complex extensive terracotta ornamentation unique cruciform central shrine
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:region	gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance	one of the largest Buddhist monasteries south of the Himalayas
gptkbp:status	gptkb:ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria	i ii iv
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1985 yes 322
gptkbp:website	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/322
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Naogaon_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Paharpur Buddhist Monastery