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Title: Main ancient stairway
Creator: de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued: 1999
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: This ancient stairway of granite comprises 1840 steps and is 1000 feet in length. Araliya (Plumeria) trees are found on both sides of the retaining walls.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: acs00842.pdf
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/944
Subject: Stairs
Time Period: Unknown
Place: Mihintalē (Plateau of Mahinda)
Anurādhapura region
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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