Parakrama Samudraya Parakrama Samudra (or King Parakrama's sea or the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallow reservoir, consisting of five separate reservoirs(thopa, dumbutulu, erabadu,boo, katu tanks) connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.   The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa (Sinhalese wewa = lake or reservoir) built around 386 AD. The middle section Eramudu wewa and the southernmost portion, at the highest elevation, is Dumbutula wewa, both... read more

Era : Polonnaruwa
Built : King Parakramabahu I

Polonnaruwa Watadage The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is an ancient structure dating back to the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa of Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha or during the reign of Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa to hold the alms bowl used by the Buddha. Both these venerated relics would have given the structure a great significance and importance at the time. Located within the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, it is the best preserved... read more

Era : Polonnaruwa
Built : King Parakramabahu I

King Parakramabahu I Parākramabāhu I (Pali Mahā Parākaramabāhu 1123–1186) was king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa from 1153-86. During his reign from the capital city of Polonnaruwa, he unified the three lesser kingdoms of the island, becoming one of the last monarchs in Sri Lankan history to do so. He oversaw the expansion and beautification of his capital, constructed extensive irrigation systems, reorganized the country's army, reformed Buddhist practices, encouraged the arts and undertook... read more

Era : Polonnaruwa
Built : King Parakramabahu I

Thivanka Pilmageya ක්‍රි.ව. 1153 – 1186 අතර කාලයේ පොලොන්නරුව රාජධානියේ රජ වූ මහා පරාක්‍රමබාහු රජතුමා කරවූ ජේතවනාරාම සංකීර්ණයේ විහාර ගෙය තිවංක පිළිම ගෙයයි. මෙය උතුරු වෙහෙර ලෙසද හඳුන්වා ඇත. පොළොන්නරුවේ... read more

Era : Polonnaruwa
Built : King Parakramabahu I
Reconstruction : King Parakramabahu II

Medirigiriya Vatadage Medirigiriya (Sinhalese: මැදිරිගිරිය) is a town located in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. The elevation of the town is 61 m (200 ft).  The famous archaeological site of Medirigiriya Vatadage is located about 1 km (0.62 mi) from the town... read more

Era : Polonnaruwa
Some Construction : King Kanitta Tissa, King Aggabodhi II, King Sena II
Reconstruction : King Vijayabahu I

Atadage - Polonnaruwa දළදා මළුව තුල ඇති පැරණිතම ගොඩනැගිල්ල වන මෙය අඩි 75ක් දිග හා අඩි 45ක් පළලින් යුක්තය. කොරවක් ගල් සහිත පිය ගැටපෙලක්, අන්තරාලයක් හා ගර්භ ගෘහයක් මෙහි දක්නට ඇත. මෙහි දැනට ශේෂව ඇත්තේ ගල් කුළුණු 60ක්... read more

Era : Polonnaruwa
Built : King Vijayabahu I