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| name = Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir<br />
| est_completion = 300 BC<br />
| location_city = [[Rajgir]]<br />
| location_country = [[India]]<br />
| affiliation = [[Archeological Survey of India]] (ASI)<br />
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The '''Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir''' is a {{cvt|40|km}} long wall of stone which encircled the ancient city of [[Rajgriha]] (present-day [[Rajgir]]), in the [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]], to protect it from external enemies and invaders. It is among the oldest examples of [[cyclopean masonry]] in the world.<br />
[[File:Cyclopian wall, Rajgir. (5457385482).jpg |thumb|Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir which encircled the former capital of [[Magadha]]]]<br />
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==History==<br />
It was erected by the rulers of the Brihadratha (rawani) Dynasty using massive undressed stones. The walls are also mentioned in [[Buddhist]] works.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Benjamin |title=Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. In Two Volumes. Volume I A-L |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |page=62 |isbn=9780429624216 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_J2RDwAAQBAJ&dq=walls+Rājagṛiha&pg=PT82}}</ref><br />
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== Condition==<br />
Only some portions of it remain. Most of the original structure has disappeared with time. The wall is currently designated as a national monument, and the Bihar Archaeological Department has recommended to the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] that it should be included in the list of [[UNESCO World Heritage Sites]], which was achieved in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sopam |first=Reena |date=2019-06-03 |title=Push to get Mauryan-age wall at Rajgir, Unesco heritage status |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/push-to-get-mauryan-age-wall-at-rajgir-unesco-heritage-status/story-VDKVpkGWdqsNmq6j83HE7H.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nadim |first=Farrukh |date=28 November 2017 |title=Declare Cyclopean Wall as heritage site: CM Nitish Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/declare-cyclopean-wall-as-heritage-site-cm/articleshow/61825099.cms |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Characteristics==<br />
The wall is a type of stonework built with massive limestone boulders, roughly filled together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar. The boulders typically seem unworked, but some may have been shaped with a hammer.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:City walls in India]]<br />
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rajgir]]</div>Bot