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Old photographs of Anuradhapura

The first great Sinhalese capital, with its immense dagobas, the sacred Bo tree and forests of stone pillars.

TCP-R64Stone steps with guardstonesAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R117Pillars and steps on a moundAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R11Moonstone, guardstones and stairwayAnuradhapura · c. 1875–1900TCP-R76Ruwanwelisaya beyond a lone tree and ruined pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R84Abhayagiri or Jetavana dagoba with pillars and stepsAnuradhapura · c. 1875–1895TCP-R59Excavated pond with stacked stone slabs (Kuttam Pokuna)Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1900TCP-R66Moonstone with concentric animal bandsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R74Great tree and ruins, colonial building beyondAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R70Thuparama with palms (restored)Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R8Ruwanwelisaya, overgrown, behind the ruins of a pillared hallAnuradhapura · c. 1870–1871TCP-R88Carved stones, pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R141Ruined stone platformsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R87Carved balustrade with dwarf and lion (makara)Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R60Restored stepped pond (Kuttam Pokuna)Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R110Kuttam Pokuna or bathing pond with figuresAnuradhapura · c. 1890–1910TCP-R146Seated Buddhas at Jetavanarama frontispieceAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R77Sri Maha Bodhi behind a fenceAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R104Fallen stone trough with pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R41Moonstone (sandakada pahana) close viewAnuradhapura · c. 1870–1871TCP-R36Ruwanwelisaya, overgrown, with fence and small white houseRuwanwelisaya, Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R114Pillars and steps with moonstone and lion guardsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R82Great dagoba partially cleared (Ruwanwelisaya)Anuradhapura · c. 1890–1905TCP-R54Overgrown dagoba with small ruin alongsideAnuradhapura · c. 1875–1895TCP-R89Sri Maha Bodhi with terrace wallAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R72Stone platform with pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R46Great trees, fence and European figure with hatAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R102Ruins and platforms in a clearingAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R44Sri Maha Bodhi with fenceAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R85Seated Samadhi Buddha in forestAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R150Dagoba wall and ring of statues beyond open groundAnuradhapura · c. 1890–1910TCP-R67Tank with a distant dagoba and palms (Basawakkulama or Tissa Wewa, possible)Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R9Sri Maha Bodhi enclosure with sacred bo treeAnuradhapura · c. 1870–1871TCP-R38Carved Naga guardstoneAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R92Thuparama with steps and ring of pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1875–1895TCP-R81Ruins of the Brazen Palace, with a fence and great treeAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R22Steps to the sacred Bo tree, Sri Maha Bodhi, with two Buddhist priestsSri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura · c. 1870–1871TCP-R1Overgrown great dagoba (Abhayagiri or Jetavanarama)Anuradhapura · c. 1870–1895TCP-R39Stone steps with dwarf guards (Isurumuniya or Vijayarama, possible)Anuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R75Pillars and tree, colonial building beyondAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R68Thuparama dagoba and pillars with palmsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R94Jetavanarama or Ruwanwelisaya base with statuesAnuradhapura · c. 1890–1905TCP-R93Ruwanwelisaya seen across pillarsAnuradhapura · c. 1890–1905TCP-R19Kuttam Pokuna (Twin Ponds) with fallen stairsAnuradhapura · c. 1870–1871TCP-R90Moonstone and steps in a dark forestAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R71Paved stone court with standing statueAnuradhapura (probable) · c. 1885–1905TCP-R115Dagoba mound with pillars and stairsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R119Ruined stone platformsAnuradhapura · c. 1885–1905TCP-R142Overgrown mound and spire of the Abhayagiri dagobaAnuradhapura · Date unknown

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