Rampurva capitals: Difference between revisions

The '''Rampurva capitals''' are the [[capital (architecture)|capitals]] of a pair of [[Pillars of Ashoka|Ashoka Pillars]] discovered in {{Circa|1876}} by [[A. C. L. Carlleyle]].<ref name="eb">{{cite web | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/490791/Rampurva | title=Rampurva | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica | accessdate=7 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="allen">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VAPq4yGXmIIC | title=The Buddha and Dr. Führer: An Archaeological Scandal | publisher=Penguin Books India | author=Allen, Charles | authorlink=Charles Allen (writer) | year=2010 | pages=66–67 | isbn=0143415743}}</ref> The archaeological site is called Rampurva, and is located in the [[West Champaran district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]], situated very close to the border with [[Nepal]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bihartourism.gov.in/districts/west%20champaran/Rampurva.html | title=Rampurva | publisher=Bihar Tourism | accessdate=7 October 2014}}</ref> The lion capital is now in the [[Indian Museum]] in [[Kolkota]], while the bull capital is located at the center of the porch of the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], the Indian Presidential Palace.