Most about this place has already been said in a greatly written review so I shall now only add that it has since been inscribed and got a nice price hike. Twice!

I arrived here by car from Patse and there were so many locals around, school groups, monks, selfie-posting teenagers, selfie-posting monks, a whole food market along University Road, I didn't expect to get through it all. However, there are actually parking spaces just past the entrance gate. So you pay that hefty entrance tickets for a bunch of walls. Mostly. There is one impressive building still standing tall but there is no way you would know this place was a big ancient university with monasteries and temples unless you read all signs. It's brick walls now. The area is not big. I figured this is all I can see and went through the loop within 30 minutes. Next up the museum and off we go again. Very disappointed. Makes me wonder what people expect to see here. Agree that the history behind it is important though, not agreeing that I should seek out the place to see it. The road from Patna is also very annoying and perhaps next time I would stay on the toll road longer.