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Materials > Brick
Clay or clay products formed into a rectangular block and hardened by drying in the sun or firing in a kiln.
1495
1389–1405
1794–96
built c. 500, renovated 560s
1892–94
1751–58
1966
First enclosure: c. 250 B.C.E.; Mahabohdi Temple: c. 300 C.E.; Mahabodhi Temple restorations: c. 1050, c. 1295, 1875, 1890
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