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The crane from Hyderabad took four hours to lift the 40 ton capstone. Image: Deccan Chronicle

Largest Capstone Ever Found In South India

AncientPages.com | March 24, 2017

AncientPages.com - The largest capstone ever found in the country has been excavated by archaeologists working at the burial site at Neremetta, Siddipet in the northern region of the Indian state

Mireuksa Temple Model - While archaeologists and engineers were uncovering structural details of the pagoda, they discovered that it held high artistic and cultural value. Their findings show that the pagoda was the largest and oldest ancient Buddhist stone pagoda in East Asia and provides a window to an early Buddhist service and early styles of Buddhist pagodas. Photo credits: 1-2-3 Korea

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Mireuksa Pagoda: Largest And One Of The Oldest Of Korean Pagodas

AncientPages.com | January 1, 2016

AncientPages.com - It wasn't any easy task to restore the seventh-century Baekje-era stone pagoda at the UNESCO-registered Mireuksa Temple site in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. The 1,300-year-old pagoda is