Stupa di Jetavanaramaya

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La stupa di Jetavanarama o Jetavanaramaya è una stupa, o un monumento reliquiario buddhista, situato nelle rovine del monastero di Jetavana nella città patrimonio dell'umanità UNESCO di Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Con una altezza di 122 metri (400 piedi), era la stupa più alta del mondo; ed era la terza struttura più alta del mondo quando fu costruita dal re Mahasena di Anuradhapura (273–301). Egli iniziò la costruzione della stupa: 49 dopo la distruzione del Mahaviharaya di Anuradhapura. Suo figlio Maghavanna I completò la costruzione della stupa, che fu poi rinnovata da Parakramabahu I di Polonnaruwa. Si ritiene che una parte di una cintura o di una corda legata dal Buddha sia la reliquia che è custodita qui.

La struttura è significativa nella storia dell'isola in quanto rappresenta le tensioni all'interno delle sette Theravada e Mahayana del buddhismo; è anche significativa nella storia registrata come una delle strutture più alte del mondo antico, ed è la più alta struttura non piramidale; l'altezza della stupa era di 122 metri (400 piedi), rendendola la stupa più alta del mondo antico. Con la distruzione e l'abbandono del regno di Anuradhapura nell'XI secolo, la stupa, insieme ad altre strutture, fu ricoperta dalla giungla. Il re Parakramabahu nel XII secolo cercò di rinnovare questa stupa e venne ricostruita alla sua attuale altezza, una riduzione rispetto all'altezza originale. Oggi si erge a 71 metri (233 piedi).

Il complesso copre circa 5,6 ettari e si stima che abbia ospitato 10.000 monaci buddhisti. Un lato della stupa misura 176 m (576 piedi) di lunghezza, e le scale su ciascuno dei quattro lati sono larghe 9 m (28 piedi). Il pilastro della porta del santuario, situato nel cortile, è alto 8 m (27 piedi). La stupa ha una fondazione profonda 8,5 m (28 piedi) e poggia sulla roccia solida.

La struttura non è più la più alta, ma è ancora la più grande, con un'area di base di 233.000 m² (2.508.000 piedi quadrati). Sono stati utilizzati circa 93,3 milioni di mattoni cotti nella sua costruzione; l'ingegneria dietro la costruzione della struttura è un importante sviluppo nella storia dell'isola.

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Anuradhapura District

Anuradhapura is belongs to the North Central Province in to Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization. The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in Sri Lanka.

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North Central Province

North Central Province which is the largest province in the country covered 16% of total country's land area. North Central Province consist two districts called Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapure. Anuradhapura is the largest district in Sri Lanka. Its area is 7,128 km².

North Central Province has numerous potentials for Investors to start their Businesses, especially Agriculture, agro based industries and Livestock sectors. More than 65% of North Central Province's people depend on basic Agriculture and agro base industries. NCP also called "Wew Bendi Rajje" because there are more than 3,000 medium and large scale tanks situated in the province. Sri maha bodiyaRuwanweli seyaThuparama dagebaAbayagiri MonastryPolonnaruwa Rankot weheraLankathilake are Sacred
landmarks.