Ashoka Pillar, Emperor Ashoka built The Lion Pillar at Kolhua. It is made of a highly polished single piece of red sandstone.
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3456 x 5184 px | 29.3 x 43.9 cm | 11.5 x 17.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Emperor Ashoka built The Lion Pillar at Kolhua. It is made of a highly polished single piece of red sandstone, surmounted by a bell shaped capital, 18.3 m high. A life-size figure of a lion is placed on top of the pillar. There is a small tank here known as Ramkund. This pillar beside a brick stupa at Kolhua commemorates Buddha's last sermon.