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Endere is an #archaeological site in Xinjiang, #China, in the southern #Taklamakan Desert, a part of the southern route of the ancient Silk Road. It has been tentatively identified with a place called Saca that is mentioned in documents written in Kharoṣṭhī script. 
@vajrayudha11 @ajaatashatru Central column of Diwane khas in Fatehpur Sikri follows this general pattern. Square base, octagonal, 16sided polygon and then circular. 4stone bridges are attached to the throne above pillar. #Hindu #architecture
1. Plan of ruined fort, Endere, Xinjiang
2. Remains of Stupa which follows typical square, square and cylindrical pattern.
Plan of fort itself is somewhat circular.
2. Remains of Stupa which follows typical square, square and cylindrical pattern.
Plan of fort itself is somewhat circular.
