Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Sanchi

Name: Sanchi Archaeological Museum
Address: Sanchi, India

#1 among attractions in Sanchi

Top attraction, Historical place, View point, Art museum, More...

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

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. ()

Local name: साँची पुरातत्व संग्रहालयCoordinates: 23°28'46"N, 77°44'23"E

Address

Sanchi India

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Sanchi

Day trips

Sanchi Archaeological Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vidisha 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.
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.

Sanchi Archaeological Museum, Sanchi

Facts and practical information

Sanchi Archaeological Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Vidisha Museum, Vidisha

Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha

Khamb Baba - Heliodorus coloum, Vidisha