Isurumuniya Temple
Isurumuniya is one of the most beautiful and atmospherically positioned temples in the Anuradhapura Sacred City — a rock cave…
Mirisawetiya Stupa
Mirisawetiya Stupa stands as one of the earliest major stupas of the Anuradhapura period, built by King Dutugamunu in the…
Lankarama Stupa
Lankarama Stupa is one of the more evocative and atmospherically positioned stupas in the Anuradhapura area — a smaller, partially…
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Museum Area
The museum area adjacent to the Sri Maha Bodhi complex houses a collection of artefacts recovered from the Sacred City…
Ranmasu Uyana Royal Park
Ranmasu Uyana (Golden Fish Park) is the ancient royal pleasure garden of the Anuradhapura kings — a beautifully designed park…
Kuttam Pokuna (Twin Ponds)
Kuttam Pokuna — the Twin Ponds of Anuradhapura — are the finest surviving example of ancient Sri Lankan hydraulic engineering…
Tissa Wewa Lake
Tissa Wewa is an ancient reservoir constructed in approximately the 3rd century BCE — one of the oldest artificial lakes…
Nuwara Wewa Lake
Nuwara Wewa is the largest of the three great ancient tanks of Anuradhapura, covering approximately 1,200 hectares in the eastern…
Samadhi Buddha Statue
The Samadhi Buddha Statue at Anuradhapura is one of the most celebrated pieces of ancient sculpture in Asia — a…
Mihintale Sacred Mountain
Mihintale is the most historically sacred mountain in Sri Lanka — the granite hill where, in 247 BCE, the monk…