{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books UK","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk","author_name":"ACC Art Books UK","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk","title":"Gardens of Sri Lanka - ACC Art Books UK","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OG74bYmODo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/gardens-of-sri-lanka\/\">Gardens of Sri Lanka<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/gardens-of-sri-lanka\/embed\/#?secret=OG74bYmODo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Gardens of Sri Lanka&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books UK\" data-secret=\"OG74bYmODo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9788836659555-04-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":2100,"thumbnail_height":1400,"description":"Title: Gardens of Sri Lanka, Pages: 288 Pages, Publish Date: 14th Mar 2025, Author: Edited by Klaus Holzhausen, Edited by Senake Bandaranayake, ISBN: . A meticulous presentation of the Sri Lankan relict gardens, an archaeological phenomenon, little seen elsewhere in Asia.13 General Introduction 32 Chronology of Sri Lanka&rsquo;s history 33 Map of Sri Lanka 35 Royal Gardens 35 Introduction 36 Anuradhapura 39 Ranmasu Uyana 54 Sigiriya 73 Polonnaruwa 82 A Secondary Lake Surrounding the Promontory? A Hypothesis 88 Shifting Capitals 89 Kandy 101 Monastic Gardens 101 Introduction 102 Anuradhapura 104 Giri (Hill) Monasteries 119 Centric (Metropolitan) Monasteries 132 Pabbata (Mountain) Vihara 134 Padhanagara Parivena (Meditation Monasteries) 140 Kaludiya Pokuna Mihintale 152 Ritigala 160 Arank&auml;le 166 The Bodhi Tree Shrine, a Sacred Garden 175 The Colonial Encounter 175 Introduction 178 Atapattu Walawwa 180 The &lsquo;Royal&rsquo; Botanic Garden, Peradeniya 183 The Hakgala Botanic Garden 189 Richmond Castle at Kalutara 193 Roehampton Tea Estate Garden 196 The Girls&rsquo; School at Uduvil 200 Taprobane at Weligama 205 Modern and Contemporary Gardens 205 Introduction 206 Bevis Bawa&rsquo;s Gardens 206 The Brief Garden 215 The Gardens of the Sigiriya Village Hotel (the older part) 217 Geoffrey Bawa&rsquo;s Gardens 218 Lunuganga 224 The Kandalama Hotel, near Dambulla 229 Laki Senanayake&rsquo;s Gardens 229 Diyabubula (the artist&rsquo; own garden) 234 The Gardens of the Sigiriya Village Hotel (the second part) 236 The Boulder Garden Hotel 241 Afterword 243 Bibliography 247 Glossary"}