Sri Lanka through time

Anuradhapura 2012–2022 12 photos of this spot

12 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Anuradhapura, spanning 2012–2022. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is shown illuminated at night in this 2012 photograph; the ancient dagoba is one of the most sacred Buddhist monuments on the island.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa at night 2012 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is shown illuminated at night in this 2012 photograph; the ancient dagoba is one of the most sacred Buddhist monuments on the island.

Sri Lanka - Anuradhapura 2012 A 2012 photograph from Anuradhapura, one of Sri Lanka's ancient capitals and a major center of Buddhist pilgrimage dating back over two thousand years, with ruins that still draw visitors today.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 15 2013 Another view of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, taken in 2013, showing the white dome of this ancient Buddhist monument set within the ruins of the old capital.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 17 2013 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist monuments, was originally built in the second century BCE in the island's ancient capital.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 19 2013 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa rises above the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, one of the earliest and most revered dagobas built by the island's Sinhalese kings more than two thousand years ago. Photographed in 2013, its whitewashed dome remains a major pilgrimage site.

Sri Lanka 2014 This image, taken in 2014, shows a corner of Anuradhapura, a sacred city in northern Sri Lanka whose ruined stupas and monasteries date back to the island's earliest Buddhist kingdoms.

Ruwanwelisseya Dagoba 2015 The Ruwanwelisaya dagoba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, a great white stupa built by King Dutugemunu in the second century BCE. This photograph is dated October 1, 2015.

Temple 2016 This 2016 photograph was taken at a temple site in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, one of the island's ancient capitals and a center of Buddhist heritage dating back more than two thousand years.

Ruwanwelisaya front view 2017 Front view of Ruwanwelisaya, a large whitewashed stupa in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The monument dates back more than two millennia to the island's early Buddhist kingdoms.

Ruwanwelisaya side view 2017 A side view of the Ruwanwelisaya dagoba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2017. The stupa's hemispherical form has been restored several times since its construction in antiquity.

Ruwanweli maha saya 2 2019 Ruwanwelisaya, the ancient stupa in Anuradhapura dating to the reign of King Dutugemunu in the 2nd century BC, remains one of Sri Lanka's most venerated Buddhist monuments.

Ruwanwelisaya Anuradhapura - Sri Lanka 2022 Ruwanwelisaya, the great stupa of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2022. Built more than two thousand years ago, it remains one of the largest ancient stupas on the island.