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Palace complex and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Daladā Māligāwa): the Octagon: wave-like or cloud-shaped walls

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Title: Palace complex and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Daladā Māligāwa): the Octagon: wave-like or cloud-shaped walls
Creator: de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued: 1995
Publication Information: Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Ancient Cultural Sites and Royal Residences
Rights Information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description: Palace complex and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Daladā Māligāwa). The Octagon is at right and its view is partially covered by the main entrance--a gateway with arches. The two surrounding walls are in a wave-like or cloud shape that is also encountered in walls at other sacred sites.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs01544.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1642
Subject: Walls
Palaces
Time Period: 17-19th century CE
Place: Palace complex
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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