The so-called "Elephant Wall" of Ruvanveliseya is located inside the courtyard that is enclosed by the outer wall with gate-houses at the four cardinal points. It was circa 7 feet high (or 9 feet according to some sources) and had been decorated with a row of heads (with trunks and tusks) and the front legs of elephants; the wall supported the terrace of the stūpa. Badly damaged, the elephants have now been reconstructed. The area is still under restoration. One of four miniature stūpas at each corner of the inner terrace.
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