1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ANURADHAPURA, a ruined city of Ceylon, famous for its ancient monuments. It is situated in the North-central province. Anuradhapura became the capital of Ceylon in the 5th century B.C., and attained its highest magnificence about the commencement of the Christian era. In its prime it ranked beside Nineveh and Babylon in its colossal proportions — its four walls, each 16 m. long, enclosing an area of 256 sq. m., — in the number of its inhabitants, and the splendour of its shrines and public edifices. It suffered muc…
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