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Ujjain is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. Following is a list of ancient monuments in Ujjain . The Temples
Nalanda, largest university of ancient time and one of the oldest; Mahaballipuram; Manda, Jammu; Mandi, Uttar Pradesh; Masrur Temples; Meenakshi Temple; Pattadakal; Pandu Rajar Dhibi; Pattanam (South India) [2] Qutub Minar; Rakhigarhi; Rock edicts of Khalsi; Rewari, site of a large hoard of copper artefacts; Sanchi; Sisupalgarh, Mauryan fort ...
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1553. 6 June 2008. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1586. 23 January 2009. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF).
The Kandhawala Sri Vishnu Devale premises and its ancient buildings and other archaeological remains [40] Vishnu Devalaya, Kirindhigalle: Kirindhigalle: No.1170 Krindhigalle: Ibbagamuwa: 8 April 2009: The Kirindhigalle historical Sri Vishnu Devale premises and its ancient buildings and other Archaeological remains situated within the limits [40]
Sri Lanka ratified the convention on 6 June 1980. [3] As of 2022, Sri Lanka has eight sites on the list. The first three sites, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, and the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, were listed in 1982. The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010
Monuments that remain today include the Abhayagiri vihāra (pictured) and the Ruwanwelisaya stupa, as well as the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a tree that grew from a cutting from the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. [118] [119] [120] Sacred City of Kandy: Central Province, Sri Lanka
This site may have been important in the competition between the Mahayana and Theravada Buddhist traditions in ancient Sri Lanka. In Professor Senarath Paranavithana 's book The Story of Sigiri , King Dathusena is said to have taken the advice of the Persian Nestorian Priest Maga Brahmana on building his palace on Sigirya.