Kesaria Stupa

Kesariya Stupa
Panorama of Kesariya Stupa
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
Sect	Theravada Buddhism
Status	Preserved
Location
Location	Kesaria, East Champaran district, Bihar, India
Location in Bihar, India Show map of India Kesaria Stupa (Bihar) Show map of Bihar
Administration	Archaeological Survey of India
Geographic coordinates	26°20′03″N 84°51′17″E / 26.334140°N 84.854762°E / 26.334140; 84.854762
Architecture
Type	Stupa
Style	Buddhist
Specifications
Height (max)	32 metres (105 feet)
Materials	brick

Kesariya stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya, located at a distance of 110 kilometres (68 mi) from Patna, in the East Champaran district of Bihar, India. Construction of the stupa at this site began in the 3rd century BCE.^[1] Kesariya Stupa has a circumference of almost 400 feet (120 m) and a height of about 104 feet (32 m).^[1]