History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s2.t2.1

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Mauryas made a remarkable contribution to stone architecture. They introduced stone masonry on a wide scale. Magasthenes states that Maurya palace at Pataliputra was as splendid as that in the capital of Iran. Fragments of stone pillars and stumps indicate the existence of eighty-pillared hall, discovered at Kumrahar on the out-skirts of modern city of Patna. This attests to the technical skill attained by the Maurya craftsmen in polishing the stone pillars, which have maintained their polish even to-day.