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Uththararamaya (Gal Vihara)
Place of worship
Ancient Sinhalese rock temple with 4 Buddha statues, including 2 seated, 1 standing & 1 reclining.
4.70 (2.1K reviews)
(~2.57 km from centre)
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Dalada Maluva - ( Polonnaruwa)
Historical landmark
👍👍 Very beautiful and attractive temple complex in polonnaruwa ancient city and also most holy place .
4.60 (1.7K reviews)
(~2.75 km from centre)
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Royal Palace of King Maha Parakramabahu
Historical landmark
👍👍 Vejayanta Pasada is a magnificent seven-storey structure which is the royal palace of King Parakramabahu the Great. It is situated on Maradankadawala-Habarana-Thirukkondaiadimadu Highway.
4.70 (975 reviews)
(~3.01 km from centre)
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Vatadage
Historical landmark
Ancient Buddhist monument features intricate stone carvings, statues & a small stupa.
4.70 (711 reviews)
(~2.76 km from centre)
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Hotel Mahanuge
Hotel
Informal hotel offering casual rooms with free Wi-Fi, plus an outdoor pool & a relaxed restaurant.
$55/night
4.10 (613 reviews)
(~3.16 km from centre)
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Thivanka Image House
Ruin
👍👍 Amazing architectural design. It is great if you can read about the site before you visit. Then you will be able to study many interesting facts during the visit. A good place to visit if you are interested in archaeology and architecture.
4.70 (399 reviews)
(~3.41 km from centre)
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Potgul Temple
Historical landmark
👍 This is one of the stops for Polonnaruwa historical sight tour and it's a smaller stop where you can find building ruins and a lot of grass and trees everywhere. This makes it a nice calm walk. It felt definitely less touristic and crowded as the other places in the town.
The tickets need to be boug...
4.60 (362 reviews)
(~4.75 km from centre)
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Deepa Uyana
Park
👍👍 Beautiful relaxing place. Have public toilet facility . Tik toker taking shots here.
4.60 (255 reviews)
(~3.1 km from centre)
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Lotus Pond (Ancient Nelum Pokuna)
Historical place
👍👍 The nelum pokuna is an ancient pond with an amazing design which looks like a bloomed Lotus flower. It was built by ancient architects age of king Parakramabahu ( 1153-1186) The pond is located in the ancient city of polonnaruwa // on the left side of the road to theThiwanka Pilimage, after the dema...
4.50 (203 reviews)
(~3.25 km from centre)
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ජල ගැලුම් නිම්න ජාතික වනෝද්යානය
National park
👍 The park's elevation range from 20–60 metres (66–197 ft) with sparse rock outcrop.The Mahaweli River flows from south to north through the centre of the park. The rich alluvial soil flood plains situated beside the river are featured by a number of shallow swampy depressions called "villus". Around...
4.20 (201 reviews)
(~7.86 km from centre)
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Hetadage
Historical landmark
Ancient shrine ruins surrounded by imposing stone walls featuring statues of Buddha & engravings.
4.70 (201 reviews)
(~2.74 km from centre)
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Manampitiya Bridge මනම්පිටිය පාලම மன்னம்பிட்டி பாலம்
Bridge
👍👍 Manampitiya Bridge
The steel bridge was built in 1922, during the colonial rule. It is 291 metres long and less than 5 metres in width.
This Bridge is the second longest bridge in Sri Lanka with a length of 302 metres. It comprises 2 bridges, an early steel bridge used for rain and other vehicles t...
4.50 (166 reviews)
(~8.42 km from centre)
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Council Chamber
Historical landmark
👍👍 This is another ruin of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, which is identified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An inscription found on the upper level of the staircase identifies this building as the Council Chamber (The Raja Sabhawa in Sinhala) of King Parakramabahu the Great who ruled the country f...
4.70 (150 reviews)
(~2.89 km from centre)
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Nissankalata Mandapa
Historical landmark
👍👍 The amazing art of the Pulathisipura artist can be identified through the various architectural styles of the buildings found in Polonnaruwa. Among them Nissanka Latha Mandapa can be introduced as a unique creation.
It is said that this building had a roof at that time. It is clear from an inscri...
4.70 (145 reviews)
(~2.77 km from centre)
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Kiri Vehera
Historical landmark
👍👍 It is the second of the stupas in Polonnaruwa Big white stupa. Constructed by one of King Parackramabahu's queens.
4.70 (113 reviews)
(~2.57 km from centre)
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Palace of King Nishshanka Malla
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Palace Complex of King Nissankamalla, also known as the Nissankamalla Palace, is a significant historical and archaeological site located in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. It is associated with King Nissankamalla (reigned 1187-1196 AD), one of the notable monarchs of Polonnaruwa. He...
4.60 (106 reviews)
(~3.23 km from centre)
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Polonnaruwa Siva Devale No.1
Historical landmark
👍👍 It's an ancient Shiva temple in the ancient kingdom of Polannaruva. Nice place to visit. There are many ancient sculptures and architectures remains there to see. This temple is believed to be built by ancient King Parakramabhahu in late 12th century. Everyone must see this place at least once.
4.60 (104 reviews)
(~2.79 km from centre)
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Sathmahal Prasadaya (සත්මහල් ප්රාසාදය) - 51
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Satmahal Prasada ("seven-story tower") is a 12th century step pyramid located in the northeast corner of the archaeological complex of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. It is believed to be a stupa because it is located in a Buddhist environment. It is a building unique in the area, of unknown builder a...
4.70 (84 reviews)
(~2.68 km from centre)
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Gal Potha stone inscription (Stone Book) - 49
Historical landmark
👍👍 A srilankan historical place. Gal Potha (Stone Book) is one of the famous works of King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196) which describes himself, his rule and the eligibility for being a king of Sri Lanka.
The number of stone inscriptions which have been found in Sri Lanka to date is over 4000. But these...
4.70 (56 reviews)
(~2.72 km from centre)
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Atadage - 41(අටදාගෙය)
Historical landmark
👍👍 Polonnaruwa Atadageya was the temple, which used to house the sacred Tooth relic of Load Buddha in Polonnaruwa kingdom time. This temple used to be a two story building with 75 feet length and 45 feet width. Polonnaruwa Atadageya was constructed by king Vijayabahu 1 in 11th century after defeating e...
4.70 (55 reviews)
(~2.76 km from centre)