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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.
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