Very beautiful calm ancient place with lots of ruins of polonnaruwa era built by King Parakramabahu the Great.. anyone can admire how developed sri lankan society in 9th 10th centuries A D.. those days also toilet complexes has built in those all sets of building in palace and monastery..

Such a wonderful heritage. A most fascinating visit. This is a place which perfectly reflects the Sri Vibhuti of the past Sri Lankan kingdoms. Highly recommended and you must visit here...

Kingdom of Panduwasnuwara (Parakramapura) The ancient capital Panduwasnuwara is located 122 km away from Colombo in Kurunegala district, north-eastern province of Sri Lanka. 27 km from Kurunegala town on Kurunegala – Chilaw main road. The ruins at Panduwasnuwara is belong to the 12th century when it was known by Parakramapura. Parakramapura is the capital of Sri Lanka for a very brief period. King Parakramabahu set up his temporary capital in this city in 1140 A.D. As the Successor of his uncle king Kirti Sri Megha, prince Parakramabahu became the ruler of Dakkhinadesa in 1140 A.D. It was the first capital of Parakramabahu and one of the three discrete kingdoms into which the Island was divided. During this time period he had constructed a separate temple at Panduwasnuwara Raja Maha Vihara premises for Tooth relic of Buddha to keep it safe. After series of successful battles with his enemies Parakramabahu managed to conquer the control of entire nation and moved to Polonnaruwawhere his new capital was built. The tooth relic of Buddha was also brought with him as the reputed symbol of principality. According to polk stoty of history, the city of Panduwasnuwara was established by King Panduvasudev, successor to King Vijaya, the founder of the nation in the fifth century BC.

King Parakramabahu set up Panduwasnuwara as a temporary capital in the 12th Century before he united the entire country and made Polonnaruwa his capital. Although most of the ruins are from the time of King Parakramabahu, the history of Panduwasnuwara dates further back to the pre-Anuradapura period. The ruins contain a prison known as "Ektam Ge" for Princess Unmada Chithra who was the only daughter of king Panduwasdewa. The 10 sons of king Panduwasdewa believed a prophecy that if Unmada Chitra had a son, the son would kill all the uncles and assert to the throne so she was imprisoned under heavy protection. A prince named Deega Gamini managed to escape the protection and the two had a child who later killed the uncles as predicted and became the ruler under the name King Pandukabaya. Panduwasnuwara is a site worth visiting. It doesn't have the glory as Anuradapura or Polonnaruwa but the history is fascinating. The entire complex can be covered in around 1hour. No tickets.

Panduwasnuwara is an ancient site belongs to 12th century. Good place to visit.

(Translated by Google) It is one of the four sites identified by the Central Cultural Fund as Wayamba Square. Panduwasnuwara is of special importance as King Parakramabahu the Great made Polonnaruwa his capital during his tenure as the Regional Ruler of the Southern Province, preparing for it before becoming the ruler of the whole of Sri Lanka. It appears that the king enlarged an existing tank here and prepared to capture Polonnaruwa by developing agriculture in the whole area and a valuable palace was built there. At that time it was called "Parakramapura". The ruins of the palace are visible here and from the topography it is similar to the palace in Polonnaruwa but not so big. Bhuvanekabahu I (1272-1284), the last king of Dambadeniya, took the kingdom to Yapahuwa. It is said that during the period of anarchy which lasted for about a year after his death, the Pandya army invaded the country and abducted the relics of the Tooth Relic and the Pathra (1293). It seems that he lived in Panduwasnuwara for a while. Those events date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. The ruins of Panduwasnuwara are spread over about 20 hectares. (Original) මධ්‍යම සංස්කෘතික අරමුදල විසින් වයඹ චතුරශ්‍රය ලෙස හඳුනාගෙන ඇති ස්ථාන හතරකින් එකක් වේ. පඩුවස්නුවර විශේෂ වැදගත් බවකට පත් වන්නේ මහා පරාක්‍රමබාහු රජු පොළොන්නරුව කේන්ද්‍ර කොට ගෙන සමස්ත ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ රාජ්‍යත්වයට පත්වීමට පෙර ඊට සූදානම් වෙමින් දක්ඛිණ දේශයේ ප්‍රාදේශීය පාලකයා වී සිටි අවධියෙහි එය තම අගනුවර කර ගත් බැවිනි. රජු මෙහි කලින් පැවති වැවක් විශාල කොට සාදවා මුළු ප්‍රදේශයේ ම ගොවිතැන දියුණු කරමින් පොළොන්නරුව අල්ලා ගැනීම සඳහා සූදානම් වූ බවත් එහි අගනා රජමාළිගාවක් තැන වූ බවත් පෙනේ. එදා එය "පරාක්‍රමපුරය" යැයි නම් වී තිබුණි. මාළිගයේ නටබුන් මෙහි දිස්වන අතර භූමි සැලැස්මෙන් එය පොළොන්නරුවේ මාළිගයට සමානව නමුත් එතරම් විශාල නොවී ය. දඹදෙණියෙහි අවසන් වරට රජ කළ පළමුවන බුවනෙකබාහු (1272-1284) රාජධානිය යාපහුවට ගෙන ගියේ ය. ඔහුගේ මරණින් පසු වසරක පමණ පැවැති අරාජක සමයෙහි පාණ්ඩ්‍ය සේනා රට ආක්‍රමණය කොට දළදා හා පාත්‍රා ධාතු පැහැරගෙන ගිය පසු (1293) පාණ්ඩ්‍ය දේශයට ගොස් ගිවිසුමකට එළඹ පාත්‍රා හා දන්ත ධාතු ආපසු ගෙන ආ බව කියැවේ. ඔහු ටික කලක් පඩුවස්නුවර විසූ බව පෙනේ. එම සිද්ධි 12 වන හා 13 වන සියවස්වලට අයත් ය. පඩුවස්නුවර නටබුන් හෙක්ටයාර් 20ක පමණ විසිරී තිබේ.

First ancient kingdom of sri lanka 🇱🇰

Such a lovely place to see odds and ends...feel proud when walking around...superb architecture....Nice environment. Easy access from the main road itself. We can drive upto the entrance and around. ...Need proper guidance from the office as there is not even a plan where to start.

Archeological ruins related to the late Anuradhapura and early Polonnaruwa era. No any facilities available for visitors. No need of tickets.

Ancient Kingdom of Panduwasnuwara. King Parakramabahu set up this City as the Capital in the 12th Century. A famous story of Princess Unmada Chithra, the youngest daughter of King Panduwasdeva, who was isolated in one of the high tower buildings, called "Chakrawalaya" due to a prediction made that if she gets pregnant her son will kill all of her 11 brothers for the Throne. A Prince sneaks into the chamber and the son Pandukabaya was born. At the age of 16, he killed his uncles to have the throne and became one of the greatest kings of Sri Lanka ruling for 70 years, from the Kingdom of Anuradhapura.

very Ancient place

Ruins of the old palace and ancient city of Parakramapura belongs to 12th Century A.D. The place has been founded by the king Parakramabahu the Great. Ruins include remains of the palace, Stupa, terraces, dwelling houses, Remains of Buddhist monastery and ancient fortress surrounded by wide water canals. The ground plan of the royal palace is fascinating. Love the green surroundings.

Powerfull kingdom in the past Under the king of "1st Parakramabahu".that place he was controled by early to control polonnaruwa kingdom. specially atteined to leader of "dakkinadesha". At this time the main city is polonnaruwa under the "1st vijayabahu" There is a palace of 1st parakramabahu in this place. It is made from bricks and stone. In addition to that, there are dyke and conduit around the palace and extra buildings. There is a epigraph included period of king "nishshankamalla". A ruins of incient Toilet can be see to in the palace. How ever can believe that place used the peoples early to came king parakramabahu.

Very bad maintenance. When I visited this place several years ago, it was very good. Everything was in order and there were even guides to explain it to us. But now everything is going back to ruin. Cant even see all the ruins due to jungle. I just feel bad about all the effort and time put into carefully discovering the ruins.

There's actually nothing to see in this place right now. Nothing is organized and maintained. Only thing I saw was few couples hanging around trees. There's is this temple which also has become a place to earn money. But if you want to buy some pots, this is the best place.

Worth a visit if you're interested in historical places. There's not much information on site. The museum is closed on Sunday.

This is an ancient ruins from the 12AD.

So many things can be discovered by exploring this ancient place. Still the old sanitary buildings can be found among the ruins. Fabulous!!!!

Historical place of anceient anurapura kingdom era

Nice place for a road trip

Beautiful ancient palace ...etc

Nice and cool place for tourists and the environment very attractive

Lovely place to visit

Calm and beautiful place with lot of ruins relates to Anuradhapura(actually before the time that anuradhapura become the capital.Some places are connected with the chronicle of king Pandukabhaya) And Polonnaru eras.The palace is the most identified place which built by King Parakramabahu (1) when he was the ruler of "Dakkhina Desha".So that there are so many similarities between this palace and Waijayantha Prasada of Polonnaruwa.(The palace of great Parakramabahu ).Most of the remaining structures of Panduwasnuwara kingdom gives a Picture of Ancient Polonnaruwa.

Good experience. Make sure to take the road to experience the whole ciry. Roads get muddy during the raining season. Make sure your car has enough ground clearance and good tyres.

Panduwasnuwara is an ancient capital, situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. It is said to be the controlling centre known as Parakramapura of Dakkhinadesa (South Country) in the 12th century, when it was ruled by Parakramabahu. The remaining ruins of the ancient kingdom still can be seen at Kotampitiya area which lies along Wariyapola-Chilaw main road about 19 km (12 mi) away from Wariyapola town.

I recently visited the Panduwasnuwara Kingdom and was absolutely fascinated by the historical and cultural significance of this ancient site which is having lack of attraction from tourists. Its located roadside and just 30 minutues is sufficeint to cover the site if you are in a rush. The ruins are beautifully preserved and provide a glimpse into the life and times of the ancient Sri Lankan civilization during the times of King Nissankamalla and King Parakramabahu I. The architecture of the ancient palace and other structures are truly remarkable, and the knowledgeable guides provided valuable insights into the history and significance of each location. The surrounding natural beauty of the area adds to the overall experience. I highly recommend a visit to this historic site for anyone interested in ancient history, architecture, and culture. It is truly a must-visit destination for anyone visiting Sri Lanka.

Ancient kingdom and a capital city of the 12th century located in Kurunegala district.

Located near by Paduwasnuwara new town. Paduwasnuwara kingdom was commence during 9-10th century and developed by 1st parakramabahu king on 11th century. By this kingdom southern parts of the country govern by the kings. Further its own various buildings, stupa, moneastry, Chakrawalaya, buildings constructed at few eras. Paduwasnuwara kings palace was a huge castle secured by Rampart, wide Mota and several security options. Palace was consists with few rooms, throne, wide hall, ancient lavatory, big varrenda, ponds, closer buildings, security rooms etc. Further their is a inscription made by King Nissankamalla and few moneastry buildings too. Its a well planned city and near by governing buildings too.

Panduwasnuwara is an ancient capital, situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. If you are a history lover and keen know the history of Sri Lanka, this would be one of the places that you must visit. Parking is available in temple garden area. But if you want to find some foods, its better to get them from Kuliyapitiya town as you might not able to find food from this premises.

Good place to visit in north western province .most ancient and important place in sri lanka

Not a crowded place. Nice and calm environment.

Panduwasnuwara is an ancient city in the Kurunegala area which functioned as the capital of Sri Lanka for a very brief period. King Parakramabahu set up his temporary capital in this city during the 12th century. During this period, Panduwasnuwara was the city housing the sacred tooth relic which was brought back to Sri Lanka from India by King Parakramabahu. In our article on Yapahuwa, you would have read how the relic was captured from Yapahuwa by the invading Indian armies and how it was retrieved and brought back by this king.

Very great historical Sri Lankan place worth to see. (Panduwasnuwara is an ancient capital, situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. It is said to be the controlling centre known as Parakramapura of Dakkhinadesa in the 12th century, when it was ruled by Parakramabahu.)

Must visit if you’re going through Panduwasnuwara or Hettipola , Beautiful Scenery

Panduwasnuwara Kingdom was built in 12th century. No reservation is required. No fee is charged. You can freely visit. The site is maintained by the department of Archaeology, but maintenance could be further improved. No guided tours available. A book published by the department of Archaeology called ‘Asirimath Paduwasnuwara’ would be helpful to self-understand the site. The book is sold by a close to the site. It is also available at the book outlet of the department of Archaeology at Paduwasnuwara Rajamaha Viharaya. You can also visit the museum free-of charge all the days other than Tuesdays.

Still remains our ancent cultural Village living

Good

Ruins of an ancient capital.

Today it was brilliant and enjoyed well observing the ruins and natural surroundings with kids, as there were no visitors when we were there.

Its a wonderful place to see

(Translated by Google) King Parakramabahu established a kingdom here to consolidate his sovereignty in a short period of time. In addition, archeology has not yet confirmed the existence of this connection with King Paduwasdev, despite its popularity. The inscription here confirms that King Nissanka Malla also visited at one time. It is said that the tomb of King Vijaya is located nearby. (Original) පරාක්‍රමබාහු රජු කෙටි කාලයක් තුල තම රාජ්‍යත්වය තහවුරු කර ගැනීම සදහා මෙහි රාජධානියක් පිහිටුවා ගෙන ඇත. මීට අමතරව මෙය පඩුවස්දෙව් රජුගේ සම්බන්ධයක් ඇති බවටද ජනප්‍රාවයද පැවතියට තවමත් පුරාද්‍යාව මගින් ඒ පිලිබදව සනථ කර නොමැත. නිශ්ශංක මල්ල රජු ද වරෙක පැමිණි බවට මෙහි ඇති සෙල්ලිපිය මගින් තහවුරු වේ.. විශල ප්‍රදේශයක පැතිර පවතින මෙම පැරණි රජ මාලිගය අදටත් එහි විරාජමාන බව පෙන්නුම් කරයි. මේ අසලම විජය රජුගේ සොහොන් ගැබද පිහිටා ඇති බව පැවසේ..

The Best Kingdom in the world

one of Ancient Sri Lankan kingdoms.

The Oldest Kingdom in Sri Lanka with a lot of historical ruins left to be seen.

Not properly maintain

Nice👌👌👌

Ancient city . Historical regency . Interesting place . Tourist Attaraction destination .

It is very shady and cool place.

Historicle place. There is a remains of palace which simillar to Waijayanthi palce in Polonnaruwa

one of historical place near hettipola paduwasnuwara. if u visit there make sure firstly go to museum. also remember then go to daladamaligawa temple and related place near. go to google map

Nice and calm

Calm place

Paduwasnuwara Palace

Ancient place

One of the great place to visit to study archiological values of ancient kings in Sri Lanka

Panduwasnuwara is an ancient capital, situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. It is said to be the controlling centre known as Parakramapura of Dakkhinadesa (South Country) in the 12th century, when it was ruled by Parakramabahu.[1][2][3] The remaining ruins of the ancient kingdom still can be seen at Kotampitiya area which lies along Wariyapola-Chilaw main road about 19 km (12 mi) away from Wariyapola town. (Wikipedia)

A place you have to visit and learn about the past

The ruins visible to you on satellite view is the Palace built by a great king lived in Sri Lanka called King Pandukaabya Yet to prove) in 12 th century.You can see the ruins of various buildings belongs to the palace spread through 20 hectares,around this palace and the "tower" called the "Ektamgeya" (means in Sinhalese building upon one pillar) where the Ummada Chitra,the daughter of the king was imprisoned, also among them.

(Translated by Google) It is a free environment with a lot of Buddhist heritage that has been invaded by Muslims. The youth of the area are trying to save the area. The situation is very sad as several Buddhist monks, including the Panduwasnuwara Viharaya, have become involved in political affairs and the pursuit of money. (Original) මුස්ලිම් ආක්‍රමණයටලක්ව ඇති බෞද්ධ උරුමයන් රැසක් ඇති ⁣සුන්දර නිදහස් පරිසරයකි. ප්‍රදේශයේ තරුණ පිරිස ප්‍රදේශය රැකගැනීමට මහත් උත්සහයක් දරයි. පඬුවස්නුවර විහාරයේ ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ ඇතුළුව අවට ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේලා කිහිපනමක් පක්ෂ දේශපාලනය නිසාවෙන් සහ මුදල් පසුපස යමින් ඇති නිසා තත්වය මහත් කණගාටුදායක තත්වයක ඇත.

Better place to know historical value

Historical land mark...No proper maintenance to protect these heritage.

Ancient ruins of King Pandukabaya. Which is also known for Unmadachithra