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The Lion Capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four Asiatic lions standing back to back , on an elaborate base that includes other animals .. Ashoka. Ashoka. A graphic representation of it was adopted as the official Emblem of India in 1950 .. Emblem of India. Emblem of India. India. India. It was originally placed atop the Asoka pillar at the important Buddhist site of Sarnath by the Emperor Ashoka , in about 250 BCE .. Asoka pillar. Pillars of Ashoka. Buddhist. Buddhist. Sarnath. Sarnath. Emperor Ashoka. Emperor Ashoka. Ashoka. Ashoka. The pillar , sometimes called the Asoka Column , is still in its original location , but the Lion Capital is now in the Sarnath Museum , in the state of Uttar Pradesh , India .. Sarnath. Sarnath. Sarnath Museum. Sarnath Museum. Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh. India. India. Standing 2.15 metres -LRB- 7 feet -RRB- high including the base , it is more elaborate than the other very similar surviving capitals of the pillars of Ashoka bearing the Edicts of Ashoka that were placed throughout India several of which feature single animals at the top ; one other damaged group of four lions survives , at Sanchi .. India. India. Ashoka. Ashoka. Edicts of Ashoka. Edicts of Ashoka. Sanchi. Sanchi. The capital is carved out of a single block of polished sandstone , and was always a separate piece from the column itself .. capital. Capital ( architecture ). sandstone. sandstone. It features four Asiatic Lions standing back to back .. Asiatic Lions. Asiatic lions. They are mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant , a galloping horse , a bull , and a lion , separated by intervening spoked chariot-wheels .. abacus. abacus ( architecture ). frieze. frieze. relief. relief. elephant. elephant. horse. horse. bull. bull. The whole sits upon a bell-shaped lotus .. lotus. Indian lotus. The capital was originally probably crowned by a ` Wheel of Dharma ' -LRB- Dharmachakra popularly known in India as the `` Ashoka Chakra '' -RRB- , with 24 spokes , of which a few fragments were found on the site .. India. India. Ashoka. Ashoka. capital. Capital ( architecture ). Dharma. Dharma ( Buddhism ). Dharmachakra. Dharmachakra. Ashoka Chakra. Ashoka Chakra. A 13th-century replica of the Sarnath pillar and capital in Wat Umong near Chiang Mai , Thailand built by King Mangrai , preserves its crowning Ashoka Chakra or Dharmachakra .. Sarnath. Sarnath. Ashoka. Ashoka. capital. Capital ( architecture ). Dharmachakra. Dharmachakra. Ashoka Chakra. Ashoka Chakra. Wat Umong. Wat Umong. Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai. Thailand. Thailand. Mangrai. Mangrai. The wheel on the capital , below the lions , is the model for the one in the flag of India .. India. India. capital. Capital ( architecture ). flag of India. flag of India