Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Royal Hill of Ambohimanga' has mentioned 'Stone' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| The royal compound on the hilltop is surrounded by a complex system of defensive ditches and stone walls and is accessed by 14 gateways, of which many were sealed by stone disc barriers. | WIKI |
| Conflict with the Vazimba led Andriamanelo to fortify his hill town using earthen walls, stone gateways and deep defensive trenches. | WIKI |
| It also enclosed a kianja (courtyard) marked by a vatomasina (sacred stone) that elevated the sovereign above the people for the delivery of kabary (royal speeches or decrees). | WIKI |
| A series of protective trenches (hadivory) and stone walls, typical of fortified royal cities in Imerina since the 15th century, surround the village of Ambohimanga. | WIKI |
| Gateways into Ambohimanga include the main gate Ambatomitsanaga, which features a traditional stone disc door (vavahady), and a natural passageway called Ambavahaditsiombiomby believed to be the most ancient entrance to the site. | WIKI |
| The royal compound can be accessed through fourteen stone gateways in total. | WIKI |
| Every morning and evening, a team of twenty soldiers would work together to roll into place an enormous stone disk, 4.5 meters in diameter and 30xc2xa0cm thick, weighing about 12 tons, to open or seal off the doorway. | WIKI |
| Its stone disk is also intact,[14] and the path leading to it is paved with cut stones. | WIKI |
| [12] A northern gateway called Miandrivahiny retains its well-preserved stone disk and was one of two entrances used whenever it was necessary to transport corpses in or out of the site;[14] the second gateway for corpses was called Amboara. | WIKI |
| [12] The stone disk at the southern Andranomatsatso gateway is also in good condition. | WIKI |
| [14] In the late 18th century Andrianampoinimerina replaced the Ambavahadiantandranomasina gate with another made of wood instead of stone and renamed it Ambavahadimasina. | WIKI |
| [29] The latter stone was of particular importance: here the twelve leaders of the Ambatofotsy clan first declared their rejection of Andrianjafy's rule and their allegiance to his nephew, Andrianampoinimerina. | WIKI |
| Following tradition, the homes of the living are constructed of wood and vegetation (living materials), while the tombs of the dead are built in stone (cold, inert material). | WIKI |
| In acknowledgement of this consideration, the king marked the site of the tomb with a large stone[12] and nearby he built the first royal residence at the rova as his home. | WIKI |
| [14] The stone was thereafter considered sacred:[12] Andrianampoinimerina was enthroned while standing atop this stone,[14] and slaves were brought there to swear allegiance to their masters. | WIKI |
| Andriambelomasina surrounded the compound with a stone wall and within it built three houses as residences for his childrenxe2x80x94two twin houses (tranokambana) set side by side named Mahandry ("knows how to wait") and Tsararay ("has a good father"), and a third named Manandraimanjaka ("has a father who rules")xe2x80x94taking pains to illustrate through the names of these houses that he had no intention of usurping his father. | WIKI |
| He also expanded the compound and added a second enclosure of voafotsy wood (replaced annually) around the exterior of the stone walls. | WIKI |
| [12] Under Radama I, the stone wall was reinforced with palisades that enclosed three houses, two of which were twin houses like those that Andriambelomasina had built. | WIKI |
| She constructed the stone walls that currently enclose the compound, as well as its two stone gateways. | WIKI |
| Ranavalona II re-added palisades to the compound's stone walls. | WIKI |
| [26] The site is highly sacred: Queen Rasoherina and her successors often sat on the stepping stone at its threshold to address their audience,[12] and many pilgrims come here to connect with the spirits of Andrianampoinimerina and his ancestors. | WIKI |
| The compound originally housed twelve royal tombs constructed in the style of Merina nobles, with a stone crypt topped by a small, windowless wooden house (tranomasina) indicative of aristocratic rank. | WIKI |
| [47] A French garrison was housed within the royal city and military buildings were erected on top of the stone tomb foundations. | WIKI |
| [2] By 1904, the military buildings were likewise demolished, leaving the stone tomb foundations intact. | WIKI |
| Two large basins have been carved from the stone foundation of the compound. | WIKI |
| [15] To the north of the compound is a stone esplanade that offers a clear view of the surrounding areas where Andrianampoinimerina reportedly came to reflect on his military strategy for bringing Imerina under his control. | WIKI |
| [2] According to oral history, a large stone near the Nanjakana house was used as a seat by Andriambelomasina and Andrianampoinimerina when reflecting on governance decisions. | WIKI |
| Shortly after the storm, OSCAR unveiled plans to plant a substitute fig for the uprooted one that had shaded the sacred stone in the Fidasiana courtyard. | WIKI |
| The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga comprises a system of fortifications with a series of ditches and fourteen fortified stone gateways, a royal city consisting of a coherent suite of buildings divided by a royal enclosure and associating a public place (the Fidasiana), royal trees, a seat of justice and other natural or built places of cult, an ensemble of sacred places as well as agricultural lands. | UNESCO |
| The different elements that comprise it are representative of the traditional skills and beliefs: the homes of the living are made of wood and vegetation (living materials), while those of the dead are in stone (cold and inert materials). | UNESCO |