Polonnaruwa
The island's capital from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, after Anuradhapura was abandoned. Its high point was the reign…
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Places
The reservoirs, stupas, temples and ancient cities that the rest of this archive describes.
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- Stupas & Dagobas 5
- Temples & Shrines 7
- Tanks & Irrigation 4
- Monuments & Carving 4
- Ancient Cities 3
- Landscape 1
Gal Vihara
Four Buddha images cut from a single granite face during the reign of Parakramabahu I, and generally considered the summit of…
Polonnaruwa Vatadage
A circular relic house of the twelfth century, built to shelter a small stupa and generally regarded as the finest surviving…
Parakrama Samudra
The Sea of Parakrama — a reservoir of roughly 22 square kilometres formed by joining several older tanks under Parakramabahu I in…
Lankatilaka Image House
A brick image house of the twelfth century, its walls still standing to a considerable height and enclosing a standing Buddha…
Rankoth Vehera
The largest stupa at Polonnaruwa, built under Nissanka Malla in the late twelfth century and deliberately modelled on the great…