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Given below is the description of an ancient city by Megasthenes, a Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta. Read it carefully and identify the place.

'This is a large and beautiful city. It is surrounded by a massive wall. It has 570 towers and 64 gates. The houses, of two and three storeys, are built of wood and mud brick. The king?s palace is also of wood, and decorated with stone carvings. It is surrounded with gardens and enclosures for keeping birds.'

 

A) Mathura               

B) Patliputra

C) Kanchipuram       

D) Magadh

E) None of these