Medirigiriya Explained

Medirigiriya
Native Name:Sinhala; Sinhalese: මැදිරිගිරිය
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sri Lanka
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sri Lanka
Subdivision Name1:North Central Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Timezone:Time in Sri Lanka
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:8.1505°N 80.979°W
Elevation M:61
Postal Code:51500 [1]
Area Code:027[2]

Medirigiriya (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මැදිරිගිරිය) is a town located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. The elevation of the town is 61m (200feet).[3] The famous archaeological site of Medirigiriya Vatadage is located about 1km (01miles) from the town centre.[4]

3D Heritage Documentation

The Zamani Project, document cultural heritage sites in 3D to create a record for future generations.[5] [6] [7] [8] The documentation is based on terrestrial laser-scanning.[9] [10] The 3D documentation of Medirigiriya Watadageya was carried out in 2019.[11] 3D models, a Panorama tour, plans and images can be view here.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postal code database. 2015-11-24.
  2. Web site: SLT Area codes in Sri Lanka. 2015-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125010241/http://www.srilankanwebsites.info/2011/02/slt-area-codes-of-sri-lanka.html. 2015-11-25. dead.
  3. Web site: Elevation of Medirigiriya with altitude and height. 2015-11-24.
  4. Web site: medirigiriya Divisional Secretariat - Overview. 2015-11-24.
  5. Rüther. Heinz. Rajan. Rahim S.. 2007. Documenting African Sites: The Aluka Project. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 66. 4. 437–443. 10.1525/jsah.2007.66.4.437. 10.1525/jsah.2007.66.4.437. 0037-9808.
  6. Web site: AN AFRICAN HERITAGE DATABASE – THE VIRTUAL PRESERVATION OF AFRICA'S PAST. Rüther. Heinz. isprs.org.
  7. Web site: Meet the scientists immortalizing African heritage in virtual reality. Giles. Chris . CNN. 2019-10-17.
  8. Web site: Africa's great heritage sites are being mapped out with point precision lasers. Wild. Sarah. Quartz Africa. en. 2019-10-17.
  9. Rüther. Heinz. Held. Christof. Bhurtha. Roshan. Schroeder. Ralph. Wessels. Stephen. 2012-01-13. From Point Cloud to Textured Model, the Zamani Laser Scanning Pipeline in Heritage Documentation. South African Journal of Geomatics. en. 1. 1. 44–59–59. 2225-8531.
  10. Web site: Challenges in Heritage Documentation with Terrestrial Laser Scanning.
  11. Web site: Site - Medirigiriya. zamaniproject.org. 2019-10-17.

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