Amazing Sri Lanka
The size of the city- 100 yojan long and 30 yojan broad
(one yojan = 8 miles/12.88 km)
or
800 miles long and 240 miles broad or 1288 km long and 386.4 km broad.
The central palace complex - the citadel dimensions are 1 yojan X .5 yojan X 1 yojan
From the Epic - Ramayana, an Envious Architectural Marvel - Ravana's Lanka/Sone ki Lanka/The city of Gold/Lion's Rock is marked as a world's heritage site at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. The story revolves around Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati when got married, asked the deity of architecture vishwakarma to create a residence for them. Which was later gifted to Ravana - the demon king, was a great scholar, and worshipper of Lord Shiva. In treta yuga, the lanka, a large island country, located in Indian Ocean, got into existence. Lanka was the capital of lankapuri, surrounded by trikuta - the large mountain range.
The size of the city- 100 yojan long and 30 yojan broad
(one yojan = 8 miles/12.88 km)

or
800 miles long and 240 miles broad or 1288 km long and 386.4 km broad.
The central palace complex - the citadel dimensions are 1 yojan X .5 yojan X 1 yojan
ADL Studio get inspires by such amazing structures. Have glimpse of lanka's architecture. Happy reading!
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