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The ruins cover an area of 24 hectares (59 acres). The monastery precinct begins at the office of the on-site branch of Department of Archeology of Sri Lanka close to the foot of the reservoir named Banda Pokuna. The ancient man-made reservoir is a feat of engineering with a bund of polygonal plan completing a circumference of 366 meters. [11]
The monastery is situated at an elevation of 170 to 180 m (550 to 600 ft), Christ's Saddle at 129 m (422 ft), and the flagstaff area at 37 m (120 ft) above sea level. [4] The monastery can be approached by narrow and steep flights of stone steps which ascend from three landing points.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.. The abbey was founded in the 8th century and enlarged in the 10th.
The ancient site of Nalanda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [38] In 2010, the Government of India passed a resolution to revive the ancient university, and a contemporary institute, Nālandā University, was established at Rajgir. [39] It has been listed as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. [40]
The monastery is an example of Nabataean architecture. Its blending of architectural styles is a hallmark of the dynamic and hybridised nature of Petra as a whole. [3] Architecturally, the Monastery follows classical Nabataean style, which is represented by a mixture of Hellenistic and Mesopotamian styles of construction.
The ruins of the monastery were first unearthed by road construction crews in 1970, and the major excavation took place between 1971 and 1974 headed by Israeli archaeologist Dan Urman [6] and his Greek colleague Vassilios Tzaferis [1] for the Israel Antiquities Authority. Together they excavated the largest Byzantine monastic complex found in ...
Tamlacht-meenan Monastery early monastic site, founded before 627 Tamlachta Umhail [48 (approx) Tullyhoa Abbey ø: order, foundation and founder unknown; ruins purported to be the remains of an abbey Tullylish Monastery #
It has revealed a huge square monastery with a cruciform stupa in its centre, a library building and cluster of votive stupas. [27] The monastery, or residence for the Buddhist monks, is a huge square structure, each side measuring 330 metres having a series of 208 cells, 52 on each of the four sides opening into a common verandah.