Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c10.4

c10.4

The principal contributions made by this school to the art and architecture of the time were some six in number, consisting of the following: (1) a series of edicts inscribed on the rocks, (2) a number of tumuli or stupas, (3) certain monolithic pillars, (4) several monolithic accessories to shrines, (5) the remains of a vast palace, and (6) a group of rock-cut chambers. Among these productions that more directly affected the course of the art of building were the stupas on account of their structural significance, the monolithic pillars in view of their artistic qualities, the rock-cut chambers because of their technique, and the palace for its architectural associations.