Buddhist Religious Architecture: The Stupa

• Wikipedia article on Stupa
• Introduction to Stupas from the Stupa Information Page
• Symbolism of the Stupa from Buddhanet
• The Stupa Project for World Peace
• "Rahil Circumambulates Sanchi" [SLYT]

Examples of Stupas:

Stupa to Pagoda 3: Chaitya Hall at Karle (cf. 1-14)

Halls like this one at Karle and the ones at Ellora and Ajanta are carved out of hillsides.  All the interior elements are integral to the cave -- meaning that they are not built separately and set into the cave, but entirely carved out of the living rock.  The hall leads back to a stupa.

overview notes of the period from the Dept. of Architecture at UC Berkeley
descriptive entry at Chaitya.com
entry at Great Buildings Online

Stupa to Pagoda 2: More About Stupas

Wikipedia article on Stupa 

Buddhanet article on "Symbolism of the Stupa"

Introduction to Stupas from stupa.org.nz 

The Stupa Project for World Peace

Miniature Stupa (Ashmolean Museum)

Miniature Japanese Stupas (British Museum)

Stupa to Pagoda 1: the Great Stupa at Sanchi (for MON 2-14)

• article at Wikipedia
• Unesco World Heritage page
• images & information at Great Buildings Online
• many images at the Berger Foundation
• Quicktime 360 images at 1001 Wonders
• "The Hill of Sanchi" at Buddhanet