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Pataliputra capital
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<p>The Pataliputra capital is a monumental rectangular <a href="/facts/Capital_(architecture)/A4Dxlbdg">capital</a> with <a href="/facts/Volute/LSQJA5So">volutes</a> and <a href="/facts/Classical_Greece/WoUfexFx">Classical Greek</a> designs, that was discovered in the palace ruins of the ancient <a href="/facts/Mauryan_Empire/STQagR1r">Mauryan Empire</a> capital city of <a href="/facts/Pataliputra/3Jj5GvfT">Pataliputra</a> (modern <a href="/facts/Patna/paEkUEgr">Patna</a>, Eastern <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>). It is dated to the 3rd century BCE. </p>