Jetavanaramaya Stupa

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Jetavanarama stupa eller Jetavanaramaya är en stupa, eller buddhistisk relikvimonument, som ligger i ruinerna av Jetavana-klostret i UNESCO:s världsarvstad Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Med sina 122 meter (400 fot) var den världens högsta stupa och den tredje högsta strukturen i världen när den byggdes av kung Mahasena från Anuradhapura (273–301). Han började bygga stupan efter förstörelsen av Mahaviharaya i Anuradhapura. Hans son Maghavanna I fullföljde bygget av stupan och den renoverades av Parakramabahu I från Polonnaruwa. En del av ett bälte eller band som Buddha band är det relikvie som tros vara bevarat här.

Strukturen är betydelsefull i öns historia eftersom den representerar spänningarna mellan Theravada- och Mahayana-sekterna inom buddhism; den är också betydelsefull i den inspelade historien som en av de högsta strukturerna i den antika världen, och den högsta icke-pyramidala byggnaden; stupans höjd var 122 meter (400 fot), vilket gjorde det till den högsta stupan i den antika världen. Efter förstörelsen och övergivandet av Anuradhapura-riket på 1100-talet täcktes stupan och andra byggnader av djungeln. Kung Parakramabahu försökte renovera denna stupa på 1200-talet och den byggdes om till den nuvarande höjden, en minskning från den ursprungliga höjden. Idag står den på 71 meter (233 fot).

Komplexet täcker cirka 5,6 hektar och man uppskattar att det rymde 10 000 buddhistiska munkar. En sida av stupan är 176 m (576 fot) lång och trapporna på var och en av de fyra sidorna är 9 m (28 fot) breda. Dörrposten till helgedomen, som ligger på gården, är 8 m (27 fot) hög. Stupan har ett fundament som är 8,5 m (28 fot) djupt och står på fast berggrund.

Strukturen är inte längre den högsta, men den är fortfarande den största, med en basarea på 233 000 m² (2 508 000 kvadratfot). Cirka 93,3 miljoner bakade tegelstenar användes vid byggandet; den ingenjörsmässiga uppfinningsrikedomen bakom byggandet av denna struktur är en viktig utveckling i öns historia.

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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.

In the sacred city of Anuradhapura and in the vicinity are a large number of ruins. The ruins consist of three classes of buildings, dagobas, monastic buildings, and pokuna (ponds). The city had some of the most complex irrigation systems of the ancient world, situated in the dry zone of the country the administration built many tanks to irrigate the land. Most of the civilians are Sinhala, while Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors live in the district.

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.