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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: In a landscape, 2 monumental sculptures of Bouddha one standing on the left, carved in the rock of a hill, and an other one, bigger, recumbent and completely detached from the hill. The head is laid on a pillow. Behind this one, there seem to be a carved hole in the rock. In front of the recumbent bouddha, we can see rests of an architectural structure of stones (walls and maybe a staircase).
Depicted place Polonnaruwa (Q394443), Sri Lanka (Q854)
Date 1980
date QS:P571,+1980-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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PHOTO0000002094
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English: International Campaign for the Safeguarding 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. Standing Buddha and recumbent Buddha on the site of Galvihara at POLONNARUWA.
Français : Campagne internationale pour la sauvegarde des sites et monuments du Triangle Culturel. à 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. Ici sur le site de Galvihara à POLONNARUWA bouddha debout et bouddha couché.
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