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==== Pataliputra capital ==== The [[Pataliputra capital]] is a monumental rectangular [[Capital (architecture)|capital]] with [[volute]]s and [[Classical Greece|Classical]] designs, that was discovered in the palace ruins of the ancient [[Mauryan Empire]] capital city of [[Pataliputra]] (modern [[Patna]], northeastern India). It is dated to the 3rd century BCE. It is, together with the [[Pillars of Ashoka]] one of the first known examples of Indian stone architecture, as no Indian stone monuments or sculptures are known from before that period. It is also one of the first archaeological clues suggesting Hellenistic influence on the arts of India, in this case sculptural palatial art.
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