Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir

Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir
The Cyclopean walls of Rajgir
General information
LocationRajgir, India
Estimated completionc. 600 BCE to c. 400 BCE
AffiliationArcheological Survey of India (ASI)

The Cyclopean Wall of Rajgir is a 40-kilometre-long (25 mi) wall of stone which encircled the ancient city of Rajgriha (present-day Rajgir), in the Indian state of Bihar, to protect it from external enemies and invaders. It is described as being one of the few extant structures from ancient India to have pre-Mauryan origins.

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