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| navigate by keyword : building ruins monastery landmark fortification temple castle estate rock tourism palace monument lankatilaka vihara polonnaruwa sri lanka one emblematic structures ancient kingdom two great walls thickness height 17m form narrow aisle leading impressive though sadly headless buddha statue still standing 14m high built king parakrabahu shrine definite deviation terms buddhist architecture abstract symbolism stupa dagoba attention focused giant figure entire space |
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| Lankatilaka Vihara is one of the most emblematic structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Two great walls, each with a thickness of 4m & height of 17m form a narrow aisle leading to a very impressive, though now sadly headless Buddha statue still standing, over 14m high. Built by King Parakrabahu the great, the shrine is a definite deviation in terms of Buddhist architecture: instead of the abstract symbolism of the stupa (dagoba) the attention is focused on the giant figure of the Buddha, which fill up the entire space within the shrine. |
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