Sankisa Basantpur, Farrukhabad: ... Close to the stairs was a 70 ft high Ashokan pillar, he wrote. Both Hwen Thsang and Fa Hien saw three ladders in the decaying shrine, ...

Uttar Pradesh’s Buddhist sites include Sarnath’s Dhamek Stupa, Kushinagar’s Mahaparinirvana Temple, Sravasti’s Jetavana Monastery, Kapilvastu’s Stupa, Kaushambi’s Ashoka Pillar, and ...

For almost 25 years, the soaring “Pillar of Shame” stood on the University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus to honor victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The school’s controversial ...

Taiwan's replica of 'Pillar of Shame', a sculpture created by Danish artist Jens Galschiot commemorating those killed during the Tiananmen Square crackdown, has been defaced with spray paint a ...

The pillar top was reportedly stolen in February, 2013. An employee with the management office of the park said that the replica is being installed for the purpose of keeping the temple view intact.

Taiwan marked the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China with a candlelight vigil Saturday evening, where a three-meter-tall replica of the “Pillar of Shame” statue was ...

“During the Mahakumbh, a replica of Emperor Ashoka’s pillar will be displayed for devotees from across the country and abroad. The inscription on this pillar, ...

For almost 25 years, the soaring “Pillar of Shame” stood on the University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus to honor victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The school’s controversial ...