🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
Kalutara Chaitya
The Kalutara Chaitya is a Stupa (buddhist shrine) located immediately south of the Kalutara Bridge in the Kalutara District of Sri Lanka.
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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
The Kalutara Chaitya is a Stupa (buddhist shrine) located immediately south of the Kalutara Bridge in the Kalutara District of Sri Lanka.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Temple complex
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Gauls
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🇧🇷 Brazil · Archaeological wonder
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🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
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Mississippian culture
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