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Sigiriya City , Palace and Royal Gardens Senake Bandaranayake One of Asia's major archaeological sites , Sigiriya presents a unique concentration of fifth - century urban planning , architecture , gardening , engineering , hydraulic ...
Sigiriya City , Palace and Royal Gardens Senake Bandaranayake One of Asia's major archaeological sites , Sigiriya presents a unique concentration of fifth - century urban planning , architecture , gardening , engineering , hydraulic ...
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' Fresco Pocket B ' Sigiriya , 5th century . It is now thought that the Sigiriya paintings were executed in the tempera rather than true fresco technique . sometimes quite fancifully . Of the proposals that deserve scholarly ...
' Fresco Pocket B ' Sigiriya , 5th century . It is now thought that the Sigiriya paintings were executed in the tempera rather than true fresco technique . sometimes quite fancifully . Of the proposals that deserve scholarly ...
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... Sigiriya , the terraced gardens have been fashioned out of the natural hill at the base of the Sigiriya rock by the construction of a series of rubble - retaining walls , each terrace rising above the other and running in a roughly ...
... Sigiriya , the terraced gardens have been fashioned out of the natural hill at the base of the Sigiriya rock by the construction of a series of rubble - retaining walls , each terrace rising above the other and running in a roughly ...
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Ananda W P Guruge Introduction | 12 |
T G Kulatunga Abhayagiri Vihara | 42 |
Hema Ratnayake Jetavana | 64 |
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Abhayagiri activities ancient Anuradhapura architecture became boulder brick bronze Buddha Buddhist building built called campaign capital carried carved cave central centre century A.D. chronicles complex conservation construction containing continued covered Cultural Triangle Dambulla decorated early east entrance established example excavations extended figures followed four gardens hall Hindu historical identified image house important India indicates inscriptions interesting island Jetavana Kandy Kandyan King Kingdom known largest later located major metres Minister moat monastery monks monuments original paintings palace Parakramabahu period Polonnaruva present preserved records referred reign religious remains rock roof royal sacred sculpture seated shrine side Sigiriya Sinhala Sri Lanka statue steps stone structure stupa style surrounding temple terrace throne Tooth Relic tradition UNESCO upper Vihara wall