ANCIENT POLONNARUWA CITY
Polonnaruwa was the second major Kingdom of Sri Lanka which is situated in the North Central Province of the country. There were many number of famous kings and queens such as King Maha Wijayabahu, King Maha Parakramabahu, King Nishshanka Malla and Queen Leelawathi. This article is about some best places that we can visit in ancient Polonnaruwa kingdom. Majestic Palace of King Maha Parakramabahu This is the Majestic Palace which was built in the reign of King Maha Parakramabahu (1153-1186 AD). It is said that it had seven stories and thousand chambers. Nowadays we can only see large brick walls of the palace that are 30 feet in height and around the palace, there are ruins of many buildings. Kumara Pokuna Kumara Pokuna is located near the Royal Palace, which was a most essential item of a Royal complex those days, for Royal baths. The pond was situated at a lower level than the palace, to gather water easily. The pond was built in the reign of King Ma...