Jethavanaramaya

       At 400 feet (120 m), it is the world's tallest stupa. It is also the largest brick building ever built. The largest stupa in Sri Lanka was built by King Mahayana Buddhist Mahasen (273 - 301). So this is a consumerist tradition.

        It is the 3rd largest construction in the ancient world, apart from the two Great Pyramids in Giza. Approximately 93,300,000 burned bricks were used to build it. This stupa belongs to the Sagalika sect. It is around 8 acres in size. There were more than 3,000 Buddhist monks to work with. One side of the stupa is 576 feet long. The stairway to the four sides is about 28 feet wide. The altar in the yard is 27 feet high. The base of the stupa was 6 meters deep and was built on a rock. The names of the people who contributed to the building industry are inscribed on a slab.