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  2. The Kandy House - Wikipedia

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    The Kandy Hotel is also known as "Amunugama Walauwa" or "Ratwatte Walauwa" [1] was built in 1804 [8] by the Chief Minister, Ratwatte Adigar, to the last King of Kandy.The kingdom at that time forbade any but the royal residences to use roofing tiles but the ambitious Ratwatte Adigar, had the nerve to build himself a replica palace with two sprawling stories of terracotta tiles.

  3. Faulk and Gauntt Building - Wikipedia

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    The Faulk and Gauntt Building, at 217 N. Prairieville St. in Athens, Texas, was built in 1896. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. [citation needed] It was deemed significant as "an excellent example of late Victorian commercial architecture.

  4. Kingdom of Kandy - Wikipedia

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    Kandyan campaigns in 1675 and 1684 recaptured some territory, but by the time of Rajasinha's death in 1687 neither city had returned to Kandyan control. [ 16 ] Rajasinha's son ascended to the throne as Vimaladharmasuriya II , and his twenty-year reign (1687–1707) proved relatively peaceable.

  5. Category:Polyandry - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 26 October 2020, at 17:24 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  6. Kandyan period - Wikipedia

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    The Kandyan period covers the history of Sri Lanka from 1597–1815. After the fall of the Kingdom of Kotte , the Kandyan Kingdom was the last Independent monarchy of Sri Lanka . The Kingdom played a major role throughout the history of Sri Lanka .

  7. Walauwa - Wikipedia

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    The older walauwas were neither tiled (roof), very large or highly ornate as the king had placed certain restrictions and laws. Many of the walauwas beyond the jurisdiction of the king or after the fall of the Kandyan kingdom sprang up to be large and ornate, displaying architectural influences from beyond Sri Lanka and south India.

  8. Athens, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, [6] Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census , the city population was 12,857. [ 7 ] The city has called itself the " Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World."

  9. Royal Palace Complex of Kandy - Wikipedia

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    The three wahalkadas, or main gateways were the main entrances to the Kandyan palace. They were located along the wall that surrounded the palace complex and stood at a height of 2.4 m (8 ft). Historical accounts suggest that the most ancient segment of the palace stood sentinel facing the revered Natha Devale .

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