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Thisa Wewa [තිසා වැව]
Historical landmark
👍👍 Tissa Wewa, an artificial reservoir, was built by Devanampiya Tissa in order to increase the water supply to his capital city of Anuradhapura. Only Panda Wewa and Abhaya Wewa are older. The embankment of Tissa Wewa is 2 miles long and 25 feet high.
4.70 (117 reviews)
(~3.41 km from centre)
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Maha Viharaya, Anuradhapura
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Very peaceful place in Anuradhapura. Better place to relax your mind.
The Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was an important mahavihara or large Buddhist monastery for Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It was founded by king Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura in his capital city of Anuradhapura. The Mahaviha...
4.70 (95 reviews)
(~1.88 km from centre)
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Kuttam Pokuna Viharaya
Buddhist temple
👍👍 Kuttam Pokuna are well preserved old bathing tanks or ponds in Sri Lanka. This pair of ponds was built by the Sinhalese in the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom.
4.70 (83 reviews)
(~3.52 km from centre)
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Pankuliya Ashokaramaya (අශෝකාරාමය)
Buddhist temple
👍👍 One of the less known buddhist archaeological sites,but a must see. Amazing structure of stone constructions are present.One of the finest Buddha statues of this period in history can be seen here.Truly remarkable,just like Samadhi Buddha statue .A must see for any religious beliver,this fine lines...
4.70 (69 reviews)
(~5.62 km from centre)
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Maha Vihara Alms Hall ඓතිහාසික මහා විහාර දාන ශාලාව
Historical landmark
👍👍 Situated between lovamahapaya and ruwenweli maha stupa. Can't go inside as the gate is locked. Brief history as follows.
The creator of this Dana Salawa is not found yet. According to reports of the monk, Fa-Hien who lived here in 411 – 413 A.D. there were about 5000 monks in Abhayagiri monastery....
4.70 (20 reviews)
(~2.04 km from centre)
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Ramsey Resort
Resort hotel
👍 The location of this hotel ideal as it is inside the old city, and very convenient to take the tour of the whole city, it is very clean and the staff helpful. You can also ask the manager to take you for a tour of the city as he is local and knows the history of the place.
$47/night
4.70 (16 reviews)
(~2.8 km from centre)
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Sacred City Tourist Resort
Guest house
👍👍 Such a special and wholesome experience! The family went above and beyond to provide us with an exceptional service. The food and tea were delicious. We also got to experience a magical rooftop garden and organic homegrown veggies! Extremely clean. Hot water. They spoke english very well too! I had...
$21/night
4.60 (105 reviews)
(~1.27 km from centre)
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Sirisara Holiday Resort
Guest house
😠 I recently had an incredibly disappointing experience with a Sirisara holiday bungalow booking that I feel compelled to share. Despite confirming my reservation, I arrived at the bungalow only to discover that it had been rented out to another person, leaving me in a state of disbelief and frustrati...
$17/night
4.60 (99 reviews)
(~1.45 km from centre)
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Saubagya Inn Anuradhapura
Hotel
👍👍 Cozy, clean and spacious rooms. Great value for money! But the best part is the super friendly and helpful owners. Together with the Tuktuk driver Chelsea (that the owners recommended) they helped us get the most out of our trip to Sri Lanka and Anuradhapura.
The owners wife cooks fantastic meals t...
$14/night
4.60 (81 reviews)
(~1.38 km from centre)
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Pandukabhaya playground children park
Park
👍 In old days it was just another play ground. In recent past it has developed with kids play area and simple outdoor gym and jogging path along the ground. All these facility manage by Anuradhapura municipal council and any Sri lankan can use those facilities free of charge. It is your duty to use ca...
4.60 (69 reviews)
(~2.6 km from centre)
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Nakha Vehera
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Nakha Vehera belongs to the Mahayana tradition and constructed during 7-10th centuries (late late Anuradhapura era).
The square shape Sthupa is one of the four square shaped dagoba in Sri Lanka and would have been similar to the Satmahal Prasadaya in Polonnaruwa. Ruins of several other building...
4.60 (43 reviews)
(~3.17 km from centre)
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Tholuvila Monastery තොලුවිල බෞද්ධ විහාරාරාම සංකීර්ණය
Historical landmark
👍👍 🌱Tholuwila Archeological Reserve🌱
This site is recognized as the place where Thera Mahinda and his entourage in 3 c. B.C. took shelter on their way from Chetiya Pabbata to the Mahavihara. The structure at the site dates to the period between 7-9 c. C.E. and has been identified as a Pabbata Vihara...
4.60 (31 reviews)
(~1.15 km from centre)
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Folk Museum
Museum
👍👍 Another good museum in Anuradapura Sacred and Ancient City. This museum control under the authority of the National Museum Department. Someone who like rough idea of the traditional Sri Lankans life please go and experience this.
4.60 (28 reviews)
(~2.4 km from centre)
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Image House of Jethawanaramaya - ජේතවනාරාම පිළිම ගෙය
Historical landmark
👍👍 Part of the Jethawanaramaya Stupa area. For foreigners they need the ticket, not specailly for this place, but the Main ticket for visiting the other sacred places in the area is enough. For locals, no tickets are required.
4.60 (26 reviews)
(~2.13 km from centre)