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Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. "Buddhist Art and Architecture: Symbolism...

the same kind of mixture that was used by the builders of the original dagoba. There has however been a decline of the city due to the significant war...

by the Pyramids of Giza). The construction of a dagoba was considered an act of great merit. Dagobas were built to enshrine relics. They were constructed...

(Erfurt), Germany begun. Construction of Arezzo Cathedral begins. 1279 White Dagoba (白塔), Dadu, located in the later Miaoying Temple (妙应寺) of Beijing, China...

easy to make out its original arrangements. On the rock surrounding the dagoba are sculptures of Buddha, a litany, etc...., but all these are probably...

sideview History of Beijing Beihai Park, the location of another famous White Dagoba in Beijing Fu, Gongyue; Zhang, Hongjie; Yuan, Tiancai (1992). Jiujing Daguan...

favored Tibetan Buddhism and rebuilt the tower in a Tibetan style. This dagoba was heavily damaged by an earthquake during the Qing dynasty and subsequently...

temples were converted to image houses. The dagobas or stupas of Sri Lanka are significant to the architectural and engineering development in the island...

beliefs, particularly Hinduism, was considerable, and is expressed in the architecture of the period. The design of entrances, for example, illustrates the...

Polonnaruwa, is a uniquely Sri Lankan circular shrine enclosing a small dagoba. The vatadage has a three-tiered conical roof, spanning a height of 40–50...

Dravidian architecture, or the Southern Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from Southern India,...

heights of 2 meters (6.6 ft) and an obelisk made of andesite named Tugu Dagoba (Dagoba Monument), or Tugu Lilin (Candle Monument) by locals, which stands at...

crown of the arch. The nave in front of the dagoba is 49 feet in length by 14 feet 8 inches, and the dagoba 9.5 feet in diameter, with a capital of more...

the 20th century Ancient Constructions of Sri Lanka Architecture of ancient Sri Lanka Architecture of Sri Lanka Jetavanaramaya Atamasthana Mahawansa Solosmasthana...

of Everlasting Peace (永安寺, Yǒng'ān Sì) and the Chanfu Temple. The White Dagoba or Pagoda (白塔, Báitǎ) is a Tibetan-style stupa placed on the highest point...

dagoba in the centre, 8 feet 2 inches in diameter, surrounded by twelve plain octagonal shafts 11 feet in height, supporting a dome over the dagoba....

Chinese style and similar styles are not only found in the traditional architectures of Japan and Korea but also other Continental Asian countries such as...

has a row of five pillars and one pilaster on each side of the chaitya or Dagoba or stupa (central relic-shrine), located at the rear of the hall. A start...

or reservoirs, dagobas (or stupas), and palaces in Sri Lanka, as evident from the ruins which displays a rich variety of architectural forms. Major irrigation...

the Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Avalokiteshvara or Natha. There is also a dagoba and a spring which drips its water said to have healing powers, out of a...