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Sarnath archaeological site Lion Capital of Ashoka Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath Sandstone sculpture of the Buddha, 5th century ce, from Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India; in the Indian Museum, Kolkata.
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Sarnath archaeological site
Lion Capital of Ashoka
Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath
Sandstone sculpture of the Buddha, 5th century ce, from Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India; in the Indian Museum, Kolkata.
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Uttar Pradesh, India
Uttar Pradesh
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Sir Alexander Cunningham
British army officer and archaeologist

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Jodhpur. Rajasthan. Jaswant Thada an architectural landmark in Jodhpur, India. A white marble memorial, built in 1899, by Sardar Singh in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Indian architecture
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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
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