Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c12.s3.9
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c12.s3.9
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The Mahā-Chetiya or the Great Stūpa No. I, is a hemi-spherical dome truncated at the top. It is surrounded at its 16' height by a lofty terrace (*medhi*) which served as the upper *pradakṣiṇāpatha* girdled by a smaller railing. This high terrace was approached by a double flight of steps (*sopāna*) built on its south side. The lofty plinth around the base of the enlarged dome has an average height of 15' 6" with an average projection of 5' 9". Each *Sopāna* contains 25 steps with treads about 17" broad and with risers about 7" in height.