Lankarama
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Lankarama is a stupa built by King Valagamba, in an ancient place at Galhebakada in the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Nothing is known about the ancient form of the stupa, and later this
The Lankarama dagoba.
Eth Pokuna (Elephant pond).
Lankarama in a dilapidated state 1927.
Vatadage
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A vaṭadāge is a type of Buddhist structure found in Sri Lanka. It also known as a dage, thupagara and a cetiyagara. Although it may have had some Indian influence, it is a structure that is more or le
Lankarama
…later this was renovated. The ruins show that there are rows of stone pillars and it is no doubt that there has been a house built encircling the stupa (vatadage) to cover it. The round courtyard of the stupa seems to be 3.0 metres (10 ft) above the ground. The diameter of the stupa is 14 metres (45 ft). The…
An entrance of the Polonnaruwa Vatadage.
A model of the Thuparama Vatadage in the museum of Anuradhapura, showing what the original structure may have looked like.
The Polonnaruwa Vatadage.
Kandy maligawa