Tags: World Heritage Site.
Sanchi Stupa is located at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh India it is located 46 km north east of Bhopal. The ‘Great Stupa’ at Sanchi is the oldest stone structure in India and was originally commissioned by the emperor Ashoka the Great in the 3rd century BCE. Its nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha.
