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² ^2 R. D. ibid. pp 65-64. Cf The hill fortress, Girivraja, four and a half miles in circumference, is said to have been built by Mahā-Govinda, the architect. Bimbisāra is stated to have built Rājagṛiha, king's house, which was three miles in circumference. "The stone walls of Girivraja are the oldest extant stone buildings in India." Mention is also made of Ayojjhā, Bārāṇasī, Kampilla, Kosāmbī, Madhurā, Mithilā, Sāgala, Sāketa, Sāvatthi, Ujjeni, Vesāli and other cities, of which however few architectural details are given (Vimāna-Vatthu, commentary, p. 82). Compare *Dīgh*. XIX, 36: