Very ancient temple of great historical significance, located in the village of dambadeniya. I visited this on my way from colombo to dambulla, and was instantly mesmerised. The statue of Buddha lying, was beautiful. The vibe of the place was too good, and we got to learn a lot of facts about how Buddhism came to Srilanka from India. The museum here was also totally worth it

Dambadeniya Kingdom once served as the capital of Sri Lanka during the mid-13th century. King Vijayabahu 111 established this Kingdom on 1236 AD. King Vijayabahu 111 elder son Parakramabahu became a king of Dambadeniya and recovered Polonnaruwa from Kalinga. He was considered a genius, who was a great poet and a prolific writer. Among the book he wrote are Kausilumina which is considered great piece of literature. King Bosath Vijayabahu as the elder son of King Parakramabahu 11 the second was crowned in 1270 AD. He was well known for his modest behaviour and for his religious activities. He was killed in the second year of his regin by a Minister called Miththa. After the demise of his elder brother Vijayabahu, Bhuvanekaba as the next in line to the throne, shifted the capital to Yapahuwa reason of security.

Dambadeniya Kingdom once served as the capital of Sri Lanka during the mid-13th century. King Vijayabahu 111 established this Kingdom on 1236 AD. King Vijayabahu 111 elder son Parakramabahu became a king of Dambadeniya and recovered Polonnaruwa from Kalinga. He was considered a genius, who was a great poet and a prolific writer. Among the book he wrote are Kausilumina which is considered great piece of literature. King Bosath Vijayabahu as the elder son of King Parakramabahu 11 the second was crowned in 1270 AD. He was well known for his modest behaviour and for his religious activities. He was killed in the second year of his regin by a Minister called Miththa. After the demise of his elder brother Vijayabahu, Bhuvanekaba as the next in line to the throne, shifted the capital to Yapahuwa reason of security.

Nice place to visit near Anuradhapura sacred city. Collection of Stone , wooden relics , coins and 3D models of relics are available . There is seperate section of stone manuscripts . Supportive staff . Video and discriptive wall hangins available

Dambadeniya was a Very beautiful kingdom. This also sometimes same like a sigiriya. This was the kingdom of 6th parakramabahu king. That was a sinhala beautiful film around this king. Such as ,that film is siri parakum. That film also shooted in this kingdom.

Good place to get information on damadeniya kingdom which is the 3rd kingdom of Sri Lanka. The officials there are more than willing to share the knowledge.

The old British colonial administration building has recently been renovated and has an interesting collection of artwork, carvings and everyday items from Anuradhapura and other historic sites around Sri Lanka. Exhibits include a restored relic chamber, found during the excavation of the Kantaka Chetiya dagoba at nearby Mihintale, and a large-scale model of Thuparama Dagoba’s vatadage (circular relic house) as it might have been if a wooden roof had existed.

Rather a small museum. But the staff is friendly. Ready to help and knowledgeable. They said that this is a newly built addition and if you have the time just pay a visit.

Dambadeniya is a ruined ancient city situated in the North Western Province ... The third kingdom of Sri Lanka, established in Dambadeniya by Vijayabahu III (1232-1236 CE) Excavations have uncovered remains of the temple of the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, the Royal Palace, gardens, moats, and city walls

Dambadeniya temple and museum both you can see in one place.bambadeniya is one of ancient kingdom on sri lanka.there are lot of things to see there.we can get proper knowledge about our kings who ruled our country during bambadeniya period and there skills of architecture, and also there capabilities during this ancient time period..got amazing experience.such a valuable place.

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Good but not allowed to take photographs

Archaeological museum..There are sculptures, Ruins,Ancient coins in this museum...We can learn about history of Sri Lanka...👍👍👍👍

Good to visit

Less crowd ...good place to visit ... Old Dalada Maligawa ....and antient city

It is one of my fav place

Wonderful

It's a good place to explore historical things

Ancient temple , and very spiritual relaxing place.

Ancient Dambadeniya historical place and museum

Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum (Also known as Puravidu Bhavana) is one of the archaeological museums of Sri Lanka. It is situated in the old kachcheri building, between the Brazon palace and Ruwanwelisaya. The museum was established in 1947 under the prime effort of Dr. Senarath Paranavithana. Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is one of the oldest museum in the Cultural Triangle area and it has been proposed to name as the National Museum of the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka. The museum is used to exhibit antiquities found from various regions of Sri Lanka. Such as Buddha statues, inscriptions, drawings, puppets, coins, jewelleries, Beads and other miscellaneous things. Among these antiquities there is a model of the Thuparamaya Vatadage and a relic chamber found at Mihintale Kantaka Chetiya Dagoba. many ancient stuff available here.

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Do not buy the tickets here! It is a tourist scam! We bought the horrendously overpriced tickets for all the sites in anuradhapura here but actually never needed it as all of the sites are actually free! The museum itself is extremely poorly maintained with people burning plastic on the premises. Avoid

A great museum from stone ages to first world war Armenia. I spent 3h there and i had to run for the last half.

Gain your knowledge here.

(Translated by Google) If you go to Anuradhapura it is a good place to visit. It is currently open on Sundays. A very good place for students. If you go there, you can deepen your knowledge of history. The use of cammers in the museum is not permitted. Free for locals. Newly refurbished. (Original) アヌラーダプラに行くなら訪れるのに良い場所です。現在、日曜日も営業しています。学生にはとても良い場所です。そこに行けば歴史についての知識を深めることができます。博物館内でのキャマーの使用は許可されていません。地元の人は無料。新しく改装されました。

It's good, but we haven't seen the Christian Cross there.😓

Close proximity to habitat of the (Panthera pardus kotiya )Sri Lankan Tiger

Awesome

Very important place to know about our history.

You cammn witness the glory of the ancient people work over there

Our history, our tradition, we have to protect these historical places for our future generation

It's telling ancient wellness of Sri Lanka

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Marvalous experience with nature.Be careful once you visit and keep the pace away from plastic

The best history memories in anuradapura

It's under repair and hence not displayed properly.

Nice

This place has under reform.

Many stones with inscriptions in Brahmi , Pali and old Singhalese language found here. Also statues and ancient toilets. However there is no system to explain them to visitors. No notices or guides.

It is just ok.

Can get ideas about Sri Lankan history

Quite run down with no proper guidance and terrible maintenance.

Can discover our history

The museum building is currently being renovated. There are stone antiquities in the grounds that you can see, but with very little context. But you can buy the US$25 tickets for Anuradhapura at the gate.

Third kindom of Sri Lanka

(Translated by Google) Very nice place. (Original) Tempat yang sangat bagus.

Ancient Kingdom

Historic place.

This musium is a great place. There are a lot of ancient stuff to see.

Ancient and the view is stunning

There's a museum

Got better guidance.

Very important place

Ancient temple with Museum. Nice tourist attraction.

You must watch.....

(Translated by Google) A place of educational value (Original) අධ්‍යාපනික වටිනාකමකින් යුත් ස්ථානයකි

Ancient kingdom

Calm place is most of the time. Easy to access with private vehicles.

Most beautiful & special historical place in sri Lanka

Dambadeniya kingdom is very nice place ,

Variety of items were less but it has a collection.

Historical place in kurunegala district.

A place should visit as a Sri Lankan

Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is one of the archaeological museums of Sri Lanka. It is situated in the old kachcheri building, between the Brazon palace and Ruwanwelisaya. The museum was established in 1947 under the prime effort of Dr. Senarath Paranavithana.

(Translated by Google) The museum is so-so, there is nothing to watch objectively, most of the exposure is a photo, like a big minus, lack of toilets (Original) Музей так себе, смотреть объективно нечего, большая часть экспозиции это фото, как большой минус, отсутсвие туалетов

Good work for student

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One of Greatest kindom in Sri Lanka...I visited Maligakanda and Rajamaha Viharaya..so beautiful place,

(Translated by Google) Lots of shell inscriptions (Original) සෙල් ලිපි රාශියක්

closed 06/03/2021

Good place to visit if you go to Anuradhapura. Now they have open on Sundays also. Very good place for students. You can get a good knowledge of history if you visit there. Camers are not allowed to use inside the museum. Free for locals. Newly renovated.

Great collection of ancient artifacts from Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa era.Very friendly & informative staff.

An ancient place & situated in 3rd kingdam of Sri Lanka.

Great collect of ancient srilankan artifacts from Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa eras. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Really well maintained museum with English explanations boards. One of the staff members joined us and explained some of findings. Worth visiting.

Excellent place. Can learn a lot

This is good place to learn about history of sri lanka and so many stelas you can see hear.but in these days(01.06.2019) this place is on a reconstruction.and you can take photos inside

good place to visit not for journey

you can get a best history knolage from here

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It was a great place to visit and learned about the history behind it. Hike to the kingdom was great too.

Dambadeniya Raja Maha Viharaya can be visited easily on your way from Colombo to Anuradhapura. Also the photos show the path to the kingdom. It was amazing hike! There were nearly 380 steps to climb up. Once you climb about 300 steps could view the whole village. It was beautiful. Thereafter the steps were straight up but my Mom at the age of 89 had courage to reach the top. People who love hiking can enjoy with memorable experience