Name: Lovamahapaya
Address: Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, LK

Lovamahapaya is a place of worship, located at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Anuradhapura

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Sudaraka Senavirathna

22 July 2019

Proofs of Sri Lankan History 🇱🇰
Tharindu S Lakmal

15 July 2019

Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.
In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara (Uposatha house). There was also a Simamalake where the Sangha assembled on Poya days to recite the sutra of the confessional. The famous Lohaprasada built by King Dutugemunu, described as an edifice of nine stories, was a building of this class. One side of the building was 400 ft (120 m) in length. There are 40 rows, each row consisting of 40 stone pillars, for a total of 1600 pillars. It is believed that it took six years for the construction of the building and the plan was brought from the heavens. The building was completely destroyed during the reign of King Saddhatissa.[1][2]
Whilst the Jetavanaramaya, Abhayagiriya and Ruwanwelisaya were taller structures, the Lovamahapaya remained the tallest building of the island for over a millennium between 155BC and 993AD. The small building displayed now is a recent construction and is the Venue of Uposatha (chapter house) of the Maha Vihara even now.
Yajee Nalaka De Silva

13 July 2019

This is the remained from Seven story building in ancient. One evidence of Sri Lankan’s ability
Kasun Priyadarshana

07 July 2019

An interesting place. A great work.
Vasantha

18 April 2019

This is the basement and foundation of a huge monastery built by King Dutugamunu. The roof of the building covered with bronze tiles.And the length of the one side of the building was 400ft. There are 40 rows, each row consisting of 40 stone pillars, for a total of 1600 pillars.It was a nine storey building.
Anoma Jayaratne

10 April 2018

Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.
In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara (Uposatha house). There was also a Simamalake where the Sangha assembled on Poya days to recite the sutra of the confessional. The famous Lohaprasada built by King Dutugemunu, described as an edifice of nine stories, was a building of this class. One side of the building was 400 ft (120 m) in length. There are 40 rows, each row consisting of 40 stone pillars, for a total of 1600 pillars. It is believed that it took six years for the construction of the building and the plan was brought from the heavens. The building was completely destroyed during the reign of King Saddhatissa.
Whilst the Jetavanaramaya, Abhayagiriya and Ruwanwelisaya were taller structures, the Lovamahapaya remained the tallest building of the island for over a millennium between 155BC and 993AD. The small building displayed now is a recent construction and is the Venue of Uposatha (chapter house) of the Maha Vihara even now.
Kalhara Jayasekara

07 April 2018

Shows the legendary craftmenship of srilankans.
Kemananda Okkampitiya

15 March 2018

Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.

In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara (Uposatha house). There was also a Simamalake where the Sangha assembled on Poya days to recite the sutra of the confessional. The famous Lohaprasada built by King Dutugemunu, described as an edifice of nine stories, was a building of this class. One side of the building was 400 ft (120 m) in length. There are 40 rows, each row consisting of 40 stone pillars, for a total of 1600 pillars. It is believed that it took six years for the construction of the building and the plan was brought from the heavens. The building was completely destroyed during the reign of King Saddhatissa.

Whilst the Jetavanaramaya, Abhayagiriya and Ruwanwelisaya were taller structures, the Lovamahapaya remained the tallest building of the island for over a millennium between 155BC and 993AD. The small building displayed now is a recent construction and is the Venue of Uposatha (chapter house) of the Maha Vihara even now.
PRASANNA ARYAPREMA

06 March 2018

These ruins are believed to be the living quarters of Buddhist monks during Anuradhapura Era. Folklore is that it has been a multi-storied building. What remains is a large number of stone pillars.
No doubt that it would have been an engineering marvel but I cannot stop questioning how it could have been living quarters because pillars are so closely placed leaving very little room to make is as a room (or a cell). The other question is that there is no evidence of any holes/ grooves to fix any wooden or stone floor above the remaining stone pillars to support the multi-story theory.
Buddhima Kudagama

09 January 2018

One of a valueble historical place which emphasize ethe anciant engineering technology in anuradhapura era. According to written resourses it was a 8 floor building with 1600 grphite columns which was built in King Dutugemunu's era.
Dhammike Ariyathilake

06 January 2018

Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.

In ancient times, the building included the refectory and the uposathagara (Uposatha house). There was also a Simamalake where the Sangha assembled on Poya days to recite the sutra of the confessional. The famous Lohaprasada built by King Dutugemunu, described as an edifice of nine stories, was a building of this class. One side of the building was 400 ft (120 m) in length. There are 40 rows, each row consisting of 40 stone pillars, for a total of 1600 pillars. It is believed that it took six years for the construction of the building and the plan was brought from the heavens. The building was completely destroyed during the reign of King Saddhatissa.

Whilst the Jetavanaramaya, Abhayagiriya and Ruwanwelisaya were taller structures, the Lovamahapaya remained the tallest building of the island for over a millennium between 155BC and 993AD. The small building displayed now is a recent construction and is the Venue of Uposatha (chapter house) of the Maha Vihara even now.
Shk Malkanthi

04 January 2018

Siltated in between Sri maha both I and Ruwanveliseya, seven store building built by the king Devanampiyathissa, Now we can seen only stone piles.
Chanaka Hettige

30 December 2017

A place where an ancient seven storied structure has been built centuries ago. A fascinating work of architecture at that time. Currently only the stons pillers which held the structure are in place. A two storied model in the same architecture is rebuild at the very middle to give a glimpse of the magnificence it had back then.
Daminda Herath

06 November 2017

Lovamahapaya of the 2nd century BC is said to have been nine storeys high. Its model was a similar building in the heavens drawn with red arsenic on a linen cloth. Its name, the Brazen palace is derived from the fact that it was roofed with copper plates.
Shanaka Amarasinghe

21 September 2017

Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze
Sudesh Wedage

26 May 2017

7 story building which is in ruins now. You can just imagine the glory it was in its prime.
Sadam Yaluka Kasthuriarachchi

27 March 2017

Every time i visit this place I am just stunned . The precision of the colonnade they laid all that years back truly amazes me as a surveyor I know what kind of knowledge requires to achieve that. Truly amazing place even without its historical significance
Anushka Bandara

13 March 2017

Really massive creativity. But you can't access inside the building. This historical rock building build for Buddhist monks.
Pamitha Gayashan

24 January 2017

Today, all we have are 1600 stone pillars in 40 rows of the Brazen Palace. A great gleaming roof, made of copper, slanting down to all four sides from the center most point gave shelter to 1000 windowed chambers in 9 stories rising to a height of 150 feet. You can see this place in near anuradhapura sri maha bodhi.
Don Harith Gamage

16 January 2017

Unbelievable creation by Old Sri Lankans!