The Safeguarding of the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka: Steady Progress and Future Prospects |
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... metres high and half a metre wide , all the way from London to Edinburgh . 11. ABHAYAGIRI MONASTERY , ANURADHAPURA Dwarfs hold up steps . Guardstone 8th Century A.D. This monastery was constructed by King Vattagamini Abhaya in the first ...
... metres high and half a metre wide , all the way from London to Edinburgh . 11. ABHAYAGIRI MONASTERY , ANURADHAPURA Dwarfs hold up steps . Guardstone 8th Century A.D. This monastery was constructed by King Vattagamini Abhaya in the first ...
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... metres long ) , standing ( 7 metres tall ) and seated ( 4.3 metres high ) statues , and the other sedentary statues in meditational posture within the cave , which are a group unparalleled in aesthetics and sublimity in any part of the ...
... metres long ) , standing ( 7 metres tall ) and seated ( 4.3 metres high ) statues , and the other sedentary statues in meditational posture within the cave , which are a group unparalleled in aesthetics and sublimity in any part of the ...
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... metres by 50 metres ) provided useful scienific data on Sri Lankan tradi- tions of irrgation and water resources . The channel was found to be functionally operative as rains of the north - east monsoon had cleared the ducts and filled ...
... metres by 50 metres ) provided useful scienific data on Sri Lankan tradi- tions of irrgation and water resources . The channel was found to be functionally operative as rains of the north - east monsoon had cleared the ducts and filled ...
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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