The Safeguarding of the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka: Steady Progress and Future Prospects |
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... caves of Dambulla . These paintings , retouched , redrawn or repainted for the last time in the eighteenth century ... Cave 2. Dambulla . 18th C.A.D. The technique of painting here , which conforms to the. 19.
... caves of Dambulla . These paintings , retouched , redrawn or repainted for the last time in the eighteenth century ... Cave 2. Dambulla . 18th C.A.D. The technique of painting here , which conforms to the. 19.
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... caves portray a variety of forms , shapes and subjects , ranging from Buddha figures to those of Devas , disciples and kings . The exteriors of these caves , restored within the last eighty years , evince no architectural ...
... caves portray a variety of forms , shapes and subjects , ranging from Buddha figures to those of Devas , disciples and kings . The exteriors of these caves , restored within the last eighty years , evince no architectural ...
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... caves . The conservation of paintings is being carried out systematically with a team of ten trainees , learning the work both of diagnosis and the actual planning and execution of conservation work . The documentation of the paintings ...
... caves . The conservation of paintings is being carried out systematically with a team of ten trainees , learning the work both of diagnosis and the actual planning and execution of conservation work . The documentation of the paintings ...
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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