Amaravati Stupa and Art School

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The Amaravati Stupa was built in the lower Krishna River valley under the Satavahana and Ikshvaku dynasties. The Amaravati art style pioneered dynamic narrative relief carvings in white limestone, heavily influencing later Pallava and Chola aesthetics and spreading via maritime trade routes to Sri Lanka and parts of Southeast Asia. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Great Stupa at Amaravati was the largest stupa structure in ancient India, surpassing the dimensions of the Sanchi Stupa.