http://www2.tku.edu.tw/~tahx/class/tang/tower/origin2.html
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi (4th-1st century BCE).
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Stupa surrounded by four lion-crowned pillars. Gandhara, 2nd century CE.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupa
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