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Anuradhapura: Overall view of one of the temple complexes with domed dagoba

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka)
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

One of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization; it was the capital of Sinhalese kings of Ceylon from the 4th century BCE, abandoned in 11th century CE due to Tamil invasions. The city is sacred to Buddhists (introduced to the country ca. 250 BCE) and has a sacred Bo tree (the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi), believed to have grown from a sapling of the original tree where Buddha found enlightenment. Thuparama Dagoba, the oldest shrine in Sri Lanka, houses Buddha's collarbone. Anuradhapura is still inhabited; the ancient city is today surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over sixteen square miles (40 km²). It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
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