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20: 73:, described as an edifice of nine stories, was a building of this class. One side of the building was 400 ft (120 m) in length. There are 40 rows, each row consisting of 40 stone pillars, for a total of 1600 pillars. It is said that Lovamahapaya was adorned with corals and precious stones. It is believed that it took six years for the construction of the building and the plan was brought from the heavens. The building was completely destroyed during the reign of King Saddhatissa. 188: 92:
of the island for over a millennium between 155BC and 993AD. The small building displayed now is a recent construction and is the Venue of Uposatha (chapter house) of the Maha Vihara even now.
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In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara (Uposatha house). There was also a
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This article about a building or structure in Sri Lanka is a
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Archaeological protected monuments in Anuradhapura District
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days to recite the sutra of the confessional. The famous
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were taller structures, the Lovamahapaya remained the
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Ruwanweliseya
Sri Mahabodiya
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka
bronze
Simamalake
Sangha
Poya
Lohaprasada
King Dutugemunu
Jetavanaramaya
Abhayagiriya
Ruwanwelisaya
tallest building
Atamasthana
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 13
Lovamahapaya – The Great Copper Roofed Mansion
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