Ancient Polonnaruwa

Another ancient city close the Dambula town is Polonnaruwa - the mediaeval capital of the Island which is about 210 km northeast of Colombo, 140km northeast of Kandy and
104km southeast of Anuradhapura..

The climate of Polonnaruwa is tropical most of the year, usually in January and December get a little bit chilly. In last years the chillness and the rain increased and that is even more enjoyable and surprising for tourists and other people.

Ancient Polonnaruwa is the second most sacrosanct cities of Sri Lanka. In the year 1070 King Vijayabahu proclaimed Polonnaruwa for the capital. The most important is a period of his grandson Parakramabahu 1. this era is known for period of trading and agriculture. They built systems for watering of the fields in dry times. The lake was so huge, people are often confusing the lake with the sea. The name of the lake is Parakrama Samudraya (built in 1200 A.C.)

In the city of Polonnaruwa we can admire the remains of kings palace, a huge pagoda and spaciouss, settled gardens. Near gardens is the place called Gal Viharaya with four statues of Buddha chiseled in the rock. First statue is the Buddha in a meditative position, second statue is in the cave, the third standing Buddha is eight metres high and fourth lying statue is fifteen metres long.