Jetavanarama Stupa
Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura District
About Jetavanarama Stupa
The Jetavanarama stupa or Jetavanaramaya (Sinhala: ??????????, romanized: j?tavan?r?maya) is a stupa, or Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the ruins of Jetavana monastery in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. At 122 metres (400 ft), it was the world's tallest stupa, and the third tallest structure in the world when it was built by King Mahasena of Anuradhapura (273�301). He initiated the construction of the stupa ?49? following the destruction of the Mahaviharaya of Anuradhapura. His son Maghavanna I completed the construction of the stupa, and it was renovated by Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa. A part of a sash
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