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.
Yapahuwa Fortress Sri Lanka Yapahuwa (also known as Yapawwa, pawwa means mountain) Fortress is located in the Mahawa divisional secretariat in the Kurunegala district of the North western province of Sri Lanka. It is said that in the early 13th century, a fortress is built by the commander Subha.After that king Vijayabahu iv had done some development work Yapahuwa.Yapahuwa was an important security point at that time.Buwnekabahu. (1772-1784)brother of king Vijayabahu iv has made Yapahuwa his capital city.Yapahuwa is the 4th kindom of Sri Lanka.The kindom was build around a 100m high rock.Yapahuwa has been the capital of Sri Lanka for about 10 years. Ancient stone cutting technology Yapahuwa
Devinuwara light house. (Dondra light house) Sri Lanka Devinuwara (Devinuwara means city of gods) Light house situated in 6km away from Matara of southern province Sri Lanka.It is the tallest light house in South East Asia.It is maintained by the Sri Lanka port authority.It was built by the British 1887-1890.Iron and bricks required for this purpose were imported from England.It is 49m high and has seven floors.You have to climb 196 steps to get to the top of it. From the top of the tower Srom the top of the tower From the top of the tower Devinuwara light house
Prana Jeewa plant (Dancing Plant or telegraph plant)ප්රාණ ජීව පැළෑටිය prana means life jeewa means living. This is considered as a very valuable medicine in Sri Lanka. It is said that when a very ill patient is given a little juice from the leaves of this plant, the disease disappears. The leaves are also used to make valuable medicinal oils in Sri Lanka. The other specialty of this plant is that the small leaves under the big leaves rotate throughout the day. When any sound is heard, it can be observed that the leaves rotates rapidly. It is said that this plant has a special liking for music. When one walks near this plant, one can see the plant swinging. This may be why this plant is named as the dancing plant. Dancing plant Dancing plant \ Seeds of the Dancing plant Flowers of the Dancing plant Seeds of the Dancing plant A fairly large plant ...
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