Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka - 9 February 2014 The Jetavanaramaya Stupa is a huge Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the UNESCO world heritage city of

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Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka - 9 February 2014 The Jetavanaramaya Stupa is a huge Buddhist reliquary monument, located in the UNESCO world heritage city of Anuradhapura,Sri Lanka. At 122 metres high, it is the largest brick structure, and was the world's tallest stupa, as well as one of the tallest structures in the world when it was built by King Mahasena of Anuradhapura (273C301).

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