Ancient lakeside city of Polonnaruwa, 216 km from Colombo, 104 km South-east of Anuradhapura. Which rose to frame in the 12th century BC. Sinhala King Parakrama Bahu who made this into his glorious capital from 1153 to 1186. The city in its day was fortified with three concentric walls, beautified with parks and gardens and sanctified by several shrines and sacred places.
