Sri Lanka: Anuradhapura – Thularamaya Dagoba
This is the oldest dagoba (stupa) in Sri Lanka, it was built to commemorate the country’s acceptance of Buddhism and house Buddha’s collarbone. It was built in a shape of a bell and ever since all other Sri Lankan dagoba were constructed in a similar bulbous way. This is the most photographed monument at Anuradhapura – the central white dagoba is surrounded by two circles of ancient stone pillars and then a circular wall.
