Sânchî

Sânchî is a small village of the India, located at 46 km in the North-East of Bhopal, in the central part of the state of the Madhya Pradesh.

The emperor Ashoka built 8 Stûpa S on the site during his reign at third century BC. Others stûpas as well as other religious buildings Buddhist S, such as monasteries, supplemented the site until the 12th century. However, following the Counter-Reformation hindouist, the monuments of Sânchî were forgotten and worsened for lack of maintenance.

The site is redécouvert in 1818 by a British officer, the Taylor general. Archeologists amateurs and hunters of treasure will devastate the zone by their plundering, and this until in 1881 where measurements of restoration are undertaken. Between 1912 and 1919, the structures are given in the state where one knows them today under the supervision of Sir John Marshall.

Nowadays, there remain fifty monuments on the hill of Sânchî, including 3 stûpas and several temples. Large Stûpa is surrounded by four carved gates called Torana S .

The site of the Buddhist Monuments of Sânchî is registered with the world heritage UNESCO since 1989.

External bond

presentation of Sânchî on the site of the Foundation Shepherd

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