Ruwanweli Maha Seya

        Ruwanweli Maha Seya

    Ruwanweli Maha Seya is a prominent Buddhist stupa.It is situated in the ancient historic city of Anuradhapura.

    Ruwanweli Maha Seya is a stupa which is a hemispherical structure and contains the largest collection of relics of the Buddha.It is considered sacred to many buddhists all over the world.


              The stupa was built by the great King Dutugamunu who reigned from 137Bc to 119 Bc.
Ruwanweli Maha Seya is also know by the names of `Swarnamali Chaitya´,`Rathnamali Chaitya´,
and `Mahathupa´.

   

          This stupa is one of the world's tallest ancient stupa standing at a height of approximately 103 m and with a circumference of  290m consequently it stands among the top in the list largest stupa in Sri Lanka.

  
  



    


   


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