Medirigiriya (Sinhala: මැදිරිගිරිය) is a town located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. The elevation of the town is 61 m (200 ft).[3] The famous archaeological site of Medirigiriya Vatadage is located about 1 km (0.62 mi) from the town centre.[4]

Medirigiriya
මැදිරිගිරිය
Medirigiriya Vatadage
Medirigiriya is located in Sri Lanka
Medirigiriya
Medirigiriya
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 8°09′02″N 80°58′44″E / 8.15053°N 80.97898°E / 8.15053; 80.97898
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceNorth Central Province
DistrictPolonnaruwa District
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Time in Sri Lanka)
Postal code
51500 [1]
Area code027[2]

3D Heritage Documentation

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Postal code database". Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. ^ "SLT Area codes in Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. ^ "Elevation of Medirigiriya with altitude and height". Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. ^ "medirigiriya Divisional Secretariat - Overview". Retrieved 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. doi:10.1525/jsah.2007.66.4.437. ISSN 0037-9808. JSTOR 10.1525/jsah.2007.66.4.437.
  6. ^ Rüther, Heinz. "AN AFRICAN HERITAGE DATABASE – THE VIRTUAL PRESERVATION OF AFRICA'S PAST" (PDF). isprs.org.
  7. ^ Giles, Chris. "Meet the scientists immortalizing African heritage in virtual reality". CNN. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  8. ^ Wild, Sarah. "Africa's great heritage sites are being mapped out with point precision lasers". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 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. 1 (1): 44–59–59. ISSN 2225-8531.
  10. ^ "Challenges in Heritage Documentation with Terrestrial Laser Scanning" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Site - Medirigiriya". zamaniproject.org. Retrieved 2019-10-17.