"Polonnaruwa"
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| Database ID | 35528 | |
| Institution | University of Regina Archives and Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Theodore Allen Heinrich fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | 11. Photographs and Negatives - India, 11-2779-4 (Box 199) | |
| Scope and content | Monotone composite postcard of ancient sites at Polonnaruwa, the second most ancient of Ceylon's (now Sri Lanka) kingdoms. Clockwise images: 1. Kiri Dagoba (temple); 2. Parakrama Bahu (Parâkramabâhu the Great was king of Sri Lanka from 1153-1186); 3. Rankot Vehera (The Golden Pinnacle stupa stands as the largest finished dagaba in Polonnaruwa); 4. Lankatilaka (a 14th century temple); 5. Gal Vimare (Gal Vihare is a rock temple of the Buddha); 6. Sedant Buddha in Watadage (watadage is a structure to house a relic of the Buddha). | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 postcard; 10.5 x 15 cm | |
| Date produced | [194-] | |
| Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 | |
| Publisher | Ceylon Pictorials | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Subjects | Buildings and Architecture Landscape | |
| Language of card | English | |
| Postcard style | divided back composite | |
| Postcard media | real photograph | |
| Place - image | Polonnaruwa, Ceylon Sri Lanka | |
| Permanent Link | http://scaa.sk.ca/gallery/postcards/permalink/35528
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