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Chunar stone
Chunar
stone
is a
kind
of
reddish
or buff-colored, finely
grained
,
hard
sandstone
quarried
in the Chunar in the
Mirzapur District
of
Uttar Pradesh
, and widely used in the
architecture of India
.
Notable
buildings
and
monuments
carved
from
chunar
stone include:
Pillars of Ashoka
.
St
.
Paul's
Cathedral
,
Kolkata
.