[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c45.332 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.332 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.332 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c45.332](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.332) A remarkable structure of Sarnath is the Dhamekh Stūpa, a solid cylindrical structure 28 m in diameter at the base and 43·6 m in height, built partly of stone and partly of brick. The stone facing the lower part is adorned with delicate floral carvings. It is probably of Gupta origin. About 800 m to the s. of the main group of ruins and quite detached from it stands the Chaukhandi Stūpa, a brick structure with an extant height of about 25 m. There is no evidence for dating the structure but it is evident that it was a terraced monument, the terraces built over foundation cells. - [Previous: v2.c45.331](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.331) - [Next: v2.c45.333](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.333) - [Up: v2.c45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45) ## Cites (1) - [Sārnāth](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.sarnath) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.332](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.332) · Pramāṇa