Polonnaruwa Ancient City

Also known as Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

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Year

1100

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Polonnaruwa was the second royal capital of Sri Lanka, built up on the dry-zone plain of the North Central Province after the older capital at Anuradhapura was destroyed in 993. The site is not a single monument but a planned medieval garde …

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