Jetavanaramaya
Cultural Triangle · Anuradhapura

Jetavanaramaya

A 3rd-century red-brick dagoba once the third-tallest structure on earth.

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Jetavanaramaya

Built from an estimated 93 million bricks, Jetavanaramaya once stood 122 m — surpassed only by the two great pyramids of Giza. Today its restored red-brick dome rises above jungle ruins of the ancient monastic city.

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