Chunar stone explained

Chunar stone or Red-spotted sandstone is a kind of reddish or buff-colored, finely grained, hard sandstone quarried in the Chunar in the Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh, and widely used in the architecture of India.[1] [2] [3]

Background

Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Medlicott. Henry Benedict. A Manual of the Geology of India: Economic geology. 1881. Geological Survey Office. 544.
  2. Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, New Delhi: S.Chand, New Delhi,, p.349
  3. Book: Singh. Upinder. A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. 2008. Pearson Education India. 9788131711200. 358.
  4. Thapar, Romila (2001). and the Decline of the Mauryan, New Delhi: Oxford University Press,, pp.267-70
  5. Web site: Banerjee . Jacqueline. St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata, India, by William Nairn Forbes: The First Victorian Cathedral. The Victorian Web.

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