panduwasnuwara


Panduwasnuwara


                                         Parakramapura , the southern capital of Sri Lanka, which was built by King Parakramabahu (1) when he was the Duke of Ceylon, is now known as Panduwasnuwara.The ruins of the site date back to the 12th century AD.The design of the royal palace, surrounded by walls, trenches, is very similar to that of Parakramabahu the Great of Polonnaruwa.The seat of the royal palace states that King Keerthi Sri Nissankamalla (AD 1187-1196) visited this place.There are monasteries, dagobas, statues, bodhighar as(tree) Uposathagaras and habitats.Panduwasnuwara situated 4.5km away from Hettipola Sri Lanka.




Panduwasnuwara

Panduwasnuwara

Panduwasnuwara

Panduwasnuwara

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