DSSSB · General Awareness

A modern architect wanted to design a contemporary museum, particularly inspired by the spatial layout of ancient Indian Buddhist rock-cut chaitya halls (prayer halls). To accurately replicate the original architectural plan, which of the following structural features must be included?

  1. A gajapritdha-shaped (semicircular) hall ending in a stupa, with a central nave on either side with aisles separated by rows of pillars.
  2. A domed chamber with four minarets located at the corners.
  3. A large open courtyard surrounded by contiguous corridors with a central water tank.
  4. A square sanctum (sanctum), topped by a curved shikhara tower.
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