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A
sandstone
arch
monument
located
on
the
banks
on
River
Ganga.
The
Sabhyata
Dwar
is
built
with
a
Mauryan-style
architecture
with
a
purpose
to
show
the
ancient
glory
of
Pataliputra
and
traditions
and
culture
of
the
state
of
Bihar.
The
monument
was
first
envisioned
by
the
former
Lieutenant
General
Srinivas
Kumar
Sinha.
The
32
metres
high
structure
is
taller
than
Gateway
of
India
by
6
metres
and
was
built
at
a
cost
of
₹
50
million.
The
monument
is
spread
over
an
area
of
one
acre
within
the
campus
of
Samrat
Ashok
International
Convention
Centre.
The
arches
of
the
Dwar
contain
inscriptions
attributed
to
Megasthenes,
Ashoka,
Buddha
and
Mahavira.
Atop
the
arch
monument
is
a
small
stupa
upon
which
rests
Ashoka's
four-sided
lion
capital
made
from
alloyed
metal.
The
northern
and
southern
faces
of
the
arches
contain
inscriptions
attributed
to
Megasthenes,
Ashoka,
Buddha
and
Mahavira.
Bihar
Chief
Minister
Nitish
Kumar
inaugurated
the
monument
on
21
May
2018.
The
idea
for
constructing
a
Gateway
of
India
like
structure
was
pitched
by
the
former
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Governor
Retired
Lieutenant
General
Srinivas
Kumar
Sinha
(SK
Sinha)
in
2010.
SK
Sinha
suggested
the
idea
to
build
a
Sabhyata
Dwar
(Civilisation
Gate)
near
the
residence
of
City
Superintendent
of
Police
on
the
banks
of
River
Ganga
to
show
how
the
river
port
of
Pataliputra
attracted
people
from
across
the
world.
On
8
February
2014,
foundation
stone
of
Samrat
Ashok
International
Convention
Centre
was
laid
by
the
then
Chief
Minister
of
Bihar
Nitish
Kumar
of
which
the
Sabhyata
Dwar
was
a
part
of.
On
21
May
2018,
Sabhyata
Dwar
was
inaugurated
by
the
Bihar
Chief
Minister
Nitish
Kumar.
The
Sabhyata
Dwar
is
built
on
an
area
of
one
acre
within
the
campus
of
Samrat
Ashok
International
Convention
Centre,
north
of
Gandhi
Maidan.
The
Dwar
faces
Ganga
on
its
northern
side.
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