Ruwanwelisaya, a popular tourist attraction, is a magnificent Stupa that is one of the world’s tallest monuments, with a height of 92 m and circumference of 292 m. Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba is the third biggest stupa in Anuradhapura, after the Jetavana Dagoba and the Abhayarigi Dagoba.
Ruwanweliseya Dagoba is the biggest dagoba that is fully restored and in regular use. The shape of the Ruwanweliseya Dagoba, is liked all the other dagobas in Anuradhapura and elsewhere in Sri Lanka, is inspired by a bubble floating on water. Beneath the round white skin, which seems to float weightlessly into the clouds, is tons and tons of masonry. Ruwanwelisaya dagoba of Anuradhapura is believed to have the perfect water bubble shape.
The compound of Ruwanwelisaya is supported by stone elephants, and the surrounding wall is decorated with 1,900 figures of elephants - 475 on each side. There are many statues in the courtyard of Ruwanwelisaya including a life-size statue that is considered to be that of king Dutugemunu.
King Elara (205 BC to 161 BC)
King Dutugemunu (161 BC – 137 BC)
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