Ruwanwelisaya

The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa, a hemispherical structure containing relics, of Sri Lanka, viewed blessed in imitation of deep Buddhists whole upon the world. It was shaped via King Dutugemunu, 140 B.C., any became employer about all Sri Lanka after a war in who the Chola King Ellalan, was once defeated. It is additionally known so "Mahathupa", "Swarnamali Chaitya", "Sunamali Mahaceti" in Pali and "Rathnamali Dagaba".
This is certain regarding the "Solosmasthana" yet the "Atamasthana" the eighth places concerning veneration into the ancient consecrate metropolis over Anuradhapura. The stupa is one on the world's tallest ancient monuments, standing at 103 m 338 ft and with a surrounding of 290 m 951 ft. The unique stupa had been as regards fifty five m 180 ft of peak or was once renovated through deep kings. The Kaunghmudaw Pagoda into Sagaing, Myanmar is modeled since this stupa.
The stupa used to be a wreck of the nineteenth century. After fundraising efforts by means of Sinhalese bhikkhu, such was renovated into the before long twentieth century. The Ruwanveli Seya Restoration Society used to be created into 1902 then the closing extreme concerning the stupa took vicinity on 17 June 1940. You can visit this place with your loved ones.