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Alexis N. Vorontzoff  (1927–)  wikidata:Q67013541
 
Date of birth 1927 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q67013541
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English: The ruins of a rotunda stupa house (Vatadage); a standing statue of a Bodhisattva; and - in the foreground - the remains of a staircase.
Depicted place Polonnaruwa (Q394443), Sri Lanka (Q854)
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International cooperation, Historic monuments, Traditional architecture, International organizations, Cultural heritage, Cultural property preservation, Religious art, Sacred sites, Religious buildings
Date 1980
date QS:P571,+1980-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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PHOTO0000002500
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English: International campaign for the safeguard of sites and monuments in the Cultural Triangle. At the request of the Sri-Lankan Government UNESCO is taking part in a five-year programme to restore and protect the principal sites and monuments within a zone marked out by the ancient cultural capitals of Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa and Kandy. Vatadage the rotunda stupa house (12th century A.D.) and figure of Bodhisatta.
Français : Campagne internationale pour la sauvegarde des sites et monuments du Triangle culturel. A la demande du Gouvernement du Sri Lanka l'UNESCO participe à un programme de cinq ans destiné à restaurer et à assurer la protection des principaux sites et monuments à l'intérieur d'une zone délimitée par les anciennes capitales culturelles d'Anuradhapura Polonnaruwa et Kandy. Le Vatadage (monument circulaire de la relique - 12e s. ap. J.C.) et statue de Bodhisatta.
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39.710
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