Around Patna: Some Tourist Attraction
ANCIENT NALANDA UNIVERSITY’S RUIN
Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Choti Dargah (MANER SHARIF)
Pawapuri Jal Mandir
BIHAR MUSEUM
PATNA MUSEUM
RAJGIR Glass bridge
Ashoka Pillar (Vaishali)
Emperor Ashok, who had adopted Buddhism and devoted his life to spread its principles far and wide, built the Ashoka Pillar which is also called the Lion Pillar. Ashoka expressed his reverence and devotion by means of erecting an exceptional piece of art.
The column is located at Kolhua and is made with a high-quality, single piece of red sandstone. It is surmounted by a bell shaped capital which 18.3 m in height. On the top of the pillar is a giant figure of a lion that has a dominating presence.
Takht Sri Patna Sahib
Great Buddha (Bodh Gaya)
The Great Buddha statue (Daibutsu) is one of the popular stops on the Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist routes in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India). The statue is 18.5 m (61 ft) high representing the Buddha seated in a meditation pose, or dhyana mudra, on a lotus in the open air. The total height of the construction is 80 ft (24 m) of which the Buddha makes up 64 ft (20 m), the lotus on which the Buddha sits 5 ft (1.5 m) and the lower pedestal 10 ft (3.0 m). The construction’s width is nearly 60 ft (18 m) at its maximum.
