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Culture History of this country spans over a period of
2000 years, which is livid with many a colorful incident
of regency and their doings. Times of wars, events of
religious significance, coups and trysts with foreign
elements color the odyssey of checkered history of "Serendib"
as this island was known then. Many monuments pertaining
to Buddhism & Hinduism, monuments built for aesthetic,
medicinal purposes and for no other reason but to
showoff the mightiness of the rulers were erected during
the time of kingdoms like Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa,
Yapahuwa, and Kandy etc.THE SACRED CITY OF
ANURADHAPURA (5 BC)
THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL OF POLONNARUWA (10 AD)
THE CAVE TEMPLES OF DAMBULLA (1 BC)
THE SIGIRIYA ROCK FORTRESS (5 BC)
THE ROYAL CITY OF KANDY (15 AD)
THE DUTCH FORTIFICATIONS AT GALLE (17 AD)
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Sigiriya Distance from Colombo: 169 KM
Climate: Hot & Sunny
This rock fortress was a royal citadel for more than 18
years. In a sheltered pocket, approached by a spiral
stairway, are the famous frescoes. The summit of the
rock, with an area of nearly one hectare, was the site
of the old palace – the outer wall of which was built on
the very brink of the precipice. The UNESCO-sponsored
Central Cultural Fund has restored Sigiriya’s 5th
century Water Gardens to is former glory.
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Dambulla
Distance from Colombo: 148 KM
Climate: Hot & Sunny
Like Sigiriya, Dambulla is a vast isolated rock mass,
which houses a rock temple (formerly caves). Some of its
frescoes are over 2,000 years old – and there is a
colossal figure of the recumbent Buddha caved out of the
rock, some 14 meters long.
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