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Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and secular building styles had taken on forms, with great regional variation, which they largely retain even after some forceful changes brought about by the arrival of first Islam, and then Europeans.

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  • Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and secular building styles had taken on forms, with great regional variation, which they largely retain even after some forceful changes brought about by the arrival of first Islam, and then Europeans. Much early Indian architecture was in wood, which has almost always decayed or burnt, or brick, which has often been taken away for re-use. The large amount of Indian rock-cut architecture, essentially beginning around 250 BCE, is therefore especially important, as much of it clearly adapts forms from contemporary constructed buildings of which no examples remain. There are also a number of important sites where the floor-plan has survived to be excavated, but the upper parts of structures have vanished. In the Bronze Age, the first cities emerged in the Indus Valley civilization. The urbanization in the Gangetic plains began as early as 1200 BC with the emergence of fortified cities and appearance of Northern Black Polished Ware. The Mahajanapada period was characterized by Indian coins and use of stone in the Indian architecture. The Mauryan period is considered as the beginning of the classical period of Indian architecture. Nagara and Dravidian architectural styles developed in the early medieval period with the rise of Hindu revivalism and predominant role of Hindu temple architecture in the Indian Subcontinent. (en)
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  • The Great Chaitya in the Buddhist Karla Caves, Maharashtra, India, c. 120 CE (en)
  • City of Kushinagar in the 5th century BCE according to a 1st-century BCE frieze in Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gate (en)
  • Gothic vault plan of Sitamarhi Cave 3rd century BCE (en)
  • Domed temple from Sannati, 1st–2nd century CE (en)
  • Entrance to the Badami Fort (en)
  • Entrance to the Badami Northern Fort (en)
  • Gumbatona Vihara, Gandhara, 1st-2nd century CE (en)
  • Layout of Dholavira (en)
  • Rock-cut Hindu temple (en)
  • The Mahabodhi Temple in 150–200 CE (en)
  • Fortification of Kalibangan with square bastions and fort walls surrounding the city (en)
  • Barrel apsidal vault plan of Lomas Rishi Cave, 3rd century BCE (en)
  • The famous carved door of Lomas Rishi, one of the Barabar Caves, dated to approximately 250 BCE, displaying the first known Maurya reliefs (en)
  • Conjectural reconstruction of the main gate of Kushinagar c. 500 BCE adapted from a relief at Sanchi (en)
  • The quasi-perfect walls of the Barabar Caves were dug into the hard rock and polished to a mirror effect c. 250 BCE, date of the inscriptions of Ashoka. (en)
  • The Mahabodhi Temple: a stepped pyramid with round stupa on top (en)
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  • Ancient Indian architecture (en)
  • Domed Buddhist temple, 1st-2nd century CE (en)
  • Planning of Indus Valley civilization cities (en)
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  • City of Kushinagar in the 5th century BCE according to a 1st century BCE frieze in Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gate.jpg (en)
  • A Vihara of Buddhism in Swat KPK Pakistan.jpg (en)
  • Badami Northern Fort Entrance.jpg (en)
  • Dholavira Layout.jpg (en)
  • Ellora_Cave_16_si0308.jpg (en)
  • Entrance to the Badami Fort.jpg (en)
  • IA Sita Marhi cave.jpg (en)
  • Kalibangan.jpg (en)
  • Karla caves Chaitya.jpg (en)
  • Kumrahar Mahabodhi plaque.jpg (en)
  • Lomas Rishi cave.jpg (en)
  • Lomas_Rishi_entrance.jpg (en)
  • Mahabodhitemple.jpg (en)
  • Sudama cave mirror-polished walls.jpg (en)
  • Conjectural_reconstruction_of_the_main_gate_of_Kusinagara_circa_500_BCE_adapted_from_a_relief_at_Sanchi.jpg (en)
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  • Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and secular building styles had taken on forms, with great regional variation, which they largely retain even after some forceful changes brought about by the arrival of first Islam, and then Europeans. (en)
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  • Ancient Indian architecture (en)
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