It is the foremost of the Island’s ancient cities with extensive Buddhist monuments. South Indian invaders, lured by the city’s prosperity attacked it from time to time. The Chola king, Rajaraja I ...

Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya who is on  an official visit to France from 31 March to 2 April 2025, participated in ...

Anuradhapura is the capital city of North Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka and lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo. The city came up ...

The diocese covers a land area of 10,258.5 square kilometers, the diocesan territory includes Anuradhapura ... Muslims and Christians. The city also had some of the most complex irrigation systems of ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that UNESCO’s initiative to protect the historic Sacred City of Anuradhapura should ... In Sri Lanka, the ancient kingdoms of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa ...

The twenty fifth competition in the series of the CIMA Spellmaster competitions being conducted islandwide was held in the historical cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. The competition in ...

Amongst the comprehensive information and various recommendations presented in the report, ICOMOS experts noted that the area surrounding the rock of the outer moat at the Ancient City ... official ...