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The general plans and details of these buildings follow those of the usual Buddhist monuments. But the *stūpa* is not situated in the centre of the quadrangle. The symmetry has been lost as the distance between the *stūpa* platform and the surrounding cells on the four sides is different, being 22½ feet on the north, 20 feet on the south, 12 and 14 feet on the west, and 34 feet on the east. The reason for this unusual want of symmetry is stated to be due to this building being erected first on this site and the courtyard and monastery being added later on the restricted space available on the summit of the mound.