Damila Thupa

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King Parakramabahu I planned this 12th-century stupa to be the world's largest Buddhist monument, but even with the enforced assistance of Tamil prisoners it was never completed. The 600m circumference base is still undergoing excavation and is slowly emerging from the forested hillside.

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