Visiting the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa is the 2nd largest city in north central province. But it is known as one of the cleaner and more beautiful cities in the country. The greeny environment houses amazing ancient constructions, Parakrama Samudraya (a huge lake built in 1200 A.C) and above all nice hospitable people. Scientific observation has been made about its climate changes it has been noted that the temperature.
Polonnaruwa’s extensive and well-preserved remains offer a fascinating snapshot of medieval Sri Lanka and are compact enough to be thoroughly explored in a single (albeit busy) day. Remains aside, Polonnaruwa is also a good jumping-off point for the national parks at Minneriya and Kaudulla. Brief history Polonnaruwa.
History For three centuries Polonnaruwa was a royal capital of both the Chola and Sinhalese kingdoms. Although nearly 1000 years old, it is much younger than Anuradhapura and generally in better repair. The monuments are arranged in a reasonably compact garden setting and their development is easier to follow. All in all, you’ll probably find Polonnaruwa the easier of the two ancient.
Polonnaruwa is an ancient City with some very well preserved ruins despite the damage inflicted by invaders, is a must visit place in the itinerary of an all inclusive tour of Sri Lanka. This metropolis of antiquity was created in the 12th century by the Sinhala monarch Parakramabahu the 1 st, and is an astonishing urban settlement. The striking harmony between its buildings and its natural.
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The Polonnaruwa ruins are situated within the country’s cultural triangle which we were already planning on visiting. The Cultural Triangle has some other sites of interest for us including Sigiriya and the Dambulla Cave Temples. Anuradhapura was further north so we would have had to take quite a detour to get there. A bit of Polonnaruwa Ruins History. Around 800 years ago the ancient city.