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... SIGIRIYA Steps that provide access to the seemingly inaccessible summit . Sigiriya 5th Century A.D. Garden architecture has generally been considered as a phenomenon of. " Sole upon Sole " A functional need even in a monastery . Chapter ...
... SIGIRIYA Steps that provide access to the seemingly inaccessible summit . Sigiriya 5th Century A.D. Garden architecture has generally been considered as a phenomenon of. " Sole upon Sole " A functional need even in a monastery . Chapter ...
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... Sigiriya that one discovers some salient elements of this discipline from a more distant past . Such sophistications in garden architecture as one witnesses here compel us to believe that these results would not have been achieved ...
... Sigiriya that one discovers some salient elements of this discipline from a more distant past . Such sophistications in garden architecture as one witnesses here compel us to believe that these results would not have been achieved ...
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... Sigiriya . The mirror walls of the restored galleries exemplify the technological finesse that marked every detail of palace and pavilion . The visitors ' scribbles - the famous Sigiriya graffiti - on the gallery walls tell a story of ...
... Sigiriya . The mirror walls of the restored galleries exemplify the technological finesse that marked every detail of palace and pavilion . The visitors ' scribbles - the famous Sigiriya graffiti - on the gallery walls tell a story of ...
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18th Century A.D. ABHAYAGIRI MONASTERY Abhayagiriya aesthetic Alahana Parivena Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow ancient city Anuradhapura appeal architectural conservation Asia Audience Hall Borobudur brickwork Buddha statues Buddhist caves chapter house co-operation Colombo conservation programme Cultural Affairs cultural complex cultural heritage Cultural Triangle Dambulla Director-General of Unesco disciplines effort envisaged excavation and conservation excavation programme fifth century forest monasteries fourth century B.C. galleries garden architecture Government of Sri heritage of mankind Hindu historic institutions international campaign international community J. R. Jayewardene Jetavana Kandy laboratory layout programme major monasteries materials ments metres million monks monu monuments and sites museum original outstanding monuments paintings pilgrims plan of action pleasure garden Polonnaruva progress religious restored Royal Palace Sacred Tooth Relic safeguarding shrines Sigiriya Sinhala Sinhalese six archaeological sites specialists spiritual Sri Lanka stone structure stupa technical Temple Square tradition trees Triangle of Sri UNDP unearthed Vihara visitors walls World Heritage List