Sri Lankan, Afghan, Nepalese, and Tibetan Architecture

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Sinhalese architecture?

• Has Buddhist influences

• Mostly religious buildings

• Inspired by Persian designs

• Sustainable and environmentally friendly

A decorative circular frontispiece near the entrance of a Sri Lankan stupa.

• Cave temple

• Vatadage

• Dagoba

• Royal Palace

The world’s tallest stupa with a height of 122 meters built by King Mahasena.

• Polonnaruwa Vatadage

• Ritigala Ruins

• Anuradhapura

• Jetavanaramaya

It shows the sophisticated knowledge of symmetry and geometry in its planning.

• Meditation houses

• Stupa

• Royal Palace

• Cave temple

The location of Sri Lanka’s largest and best preserved cave temple.

• Anuradhapura

• Ritigala

• Polonnaruwa

• Dambulla

Afghanistan is located in the major network of ancient trade routes of the           .

• Indus River

• Khyber River

• Yangtze River

• Nile River

The name for modern-day Persia.

• Iran

• Istanbul

• Iraq

• Afghanistan

Built in the 15^th century, the structure appears to be floating and the exterior is made of blue hues of highly detailed mosaic tiles.

• Shrine of Hazrat Ali

• Friday Mosque

• Minaret of Jam

• Ahmad Shah Durrani Mausoleum

The following are the primary influences of Afghan architecture except          .

• Buddhist

• Islam

• Zoroastrian

• Zen

The location of the two 6^th-century monumental statues carved into the side of a cliff.

• Kandahar

• Bamiyan

• Ghor

• Herat