Anuradhapura -A case study of Sustainable Urban Planning There are certain lessons that could be learnt from the ancient wisdom. In this regard, the case of Anuradhapura from Sri Lanka is briefly ...

If the call of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and cultural richness stirs your soul, then Sri Lanka deserves a spot on your ...

For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...

Today, the ancient city of Anuradhapura is home to several ancient stupas, monasteries, and relics, with the most notable being the Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred fig tree grown from a cutting of the ...

Furthermore, ICOMOS noted that the boundaries delineated on the official map of the Sacred City of Anuradhapura exclude important areas of the World Heritage site.

A sacred city built around a tree In Sri Lanka, two ancient cities have always been—unfairly—compared: Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.

This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist ...

The lecture by Dr. Goonatilake notes how recent research on Anuradhapura has removed the essence of Anuradhapura. Examples would be the work of Conningham and his Sri Lanka followers who bracket the ...