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Anuradhapura - Ancient
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Anuradhapura is the first capital of Sri Lanka. It is one of the
ancient capitals of Sri Lanka which was the center of Theravada
Buddhism for many centuries. Due to its ruins of an ancient Sri
Lankan civilization UNESCO named it as a UNESCO world heritage
site in 1982 under the name of Sacred City of Anuradhapura.
It dates back to 5th Century BC remained the majestic seat of
the kingdom of Sri Lanka until the 11th century A.D.
Anuradhapura flourished as the Capital of Lanka from 377 BC to
the end of the reign 1017 AD and was the Royal Seat for 1400
years under 130 kings as the capital of the Country.
Anuradhapura gives a fascinating glimpse of a stately, well
laid-out pre-Christian metropolis of massive Buddhist shrines
and monasteries, splendid palaces, pavilions, and parks, bathing
ponds and vast reservoirs, many of them are masterpieces of
architecture, art, sculpture and engineering. Anuradhapura
offers a host of memorable sightseeing highlights. The city had
been reserved for the King, his ministers and for commercial
activities and the suburbs had been planned as areas serving the
city as well as settlements for ascetics. |
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