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Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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| Opening Hours: | 7.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m |
| Rates: | US$ 25.00 per person |
| Website: | http://etravelersrilanka.com/index.jsp |
| Email: | mapriyanga@gmail.com |
| Telephone: | 0094778290857 |
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| Public Transport: | Avaliable |
| Parking: | Rs 50/= |
| First to Review: | Priyanga Fernando |
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Attraction , Cultural , Outdoors Updated 551 days ago
Mirisaveti Stupa. King Dutugamunu after defeating King Elara, built the Mirisaveti Stupa. After placing the Buddha relics in the scepter, he had gone to Tisawewa for a bath leaving the scepter. After the bath he returned to the place where the scepter was placed, and it is said that it could not be moved. The stupa was built in the place where the scepter stood. It is also said that he remembered that he partook a chilly curry without offering it to the sangha. In order to punish himself he built the Mirisavetiya Dagaba. The extent of this land is about 50 acres (20 ha). Although the king Kasyapa I and Kasyapa V renovated this, from time to time it was dilapidated. What stands today is the renovation done by the cultural Triangle Fund.
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Culture , Popular Updated 723 days ago
Anuradhapura, the name given in later years to our first Capital City. This was where the Epic battle between King Dutugemunu and King Elara took place. It is also the place where, with the arrival of Buddhism in the island, great strides were made in both architecture and irrigation. The area reserved for the buddhist monastries was huge, thus ensuring the spread of Buddhism throughout the whole country. Although the ancient city is partly in ruins, it is venerated by buddhists from all around the world.
Review by Anil Pathmaperuma
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Attraction , Popular Updated 723 days ago
It's the most important place to any sri lanken in the world. because the civilisation started many activities from this place,
so that the history, culture, and religion of our history is there still it's alive. when you go to Mahamewnawa you feel it. that it.
Review by Upasena
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Culture , Family Updated 738 days ago
Sacred city of Anuradhapura
Located in the North Central Province, 206km from Colombo, the sacred city of Anuradhapura is a magical place. Featuring some of the most ancient archaeological treasures in Sri Lanka, this vast heritage site is an impressive reminder of an ancient civilization.Once one of the grandest monastic cities the world has ever seen, it was established in the 4th century BC, rising to prominence with the arrival of Buddhism, a pivotal event that saw the city transformed into a major centre of Buddhist pilgrimage and learning. The great kings of Anuradhapura oversaw a golden age in the island's history, building colossal dagobas that rivalled the pyramids of Egypt in scale, and developing a sophisticated irrigation system consisting of vast reservoirs and canals. The city's fame spread afar and features in writings from ancient Greece, Rome and China. But enduring frequent invasions from South India, Anuradhapura eventually fell into decline in the 10th century AD.
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