Pillars, Sanchi

#5 among attractions in Sanchi

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Pillars is a place located in Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh state) and belongs to the category of sightseeing.

It is situated at an altitude of 1644 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 23°28'45"N latitude and 77°44'23"E longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Sanchi Archaeological Museum (historical place, 1 min walk), Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha (cave, 114 min walk), Vidisha Museum, Vidisha (museum, 143 min walk).

Coordinates: 23°28'45"N, 77°44'23"E

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Nearby attractions include: Vidisha Museum, Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Udayagiri Caves, Khamb Baba - Heliodorus coloum.

5.6 miNE
Museum
Vidisha Museum, Vidisha
143 min walk • Vidisha Museum or Vidisha District Museum is the main museum of the city of Vidisha, ancient Besnagar. The museum has many sculptures, terracottas and coins, especially from the 9th to the 10 th century CE, as well as Harappan art.
~80 ftNW
Historical place, View point, Art museum
Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Sanchi
1 min walk • The Sanchi Archaeological Museum is a museum near the archaeological site of Sanchi. It houses various artifacts which were found in the nearby Buddhist complex. It was established in 1919, by John Marshall, the then director of the Archaeological Survey of India.
4.4 miNE
Cave, Park, Temple
Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha
114 min walk • The Udayagiri Caves are twenty rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early years of the 5th century CE. They contain some of the oldest surviving Hindu temples and iconography in India.
6.2 miNE
Historical place
Khamb Baba - Heliodorus coloum, Vidisha
158 min walk • The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Besnagar. The pillar was called the Garuda-standard by Heliodorus, referring to the deity Garuda.