Ancient City of Polonnaruwa | World Heritage Site

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa | World Heritage Site

Polonnaruwa was the medieval capital of Sri Lanka that existed from the eleventh to the first quarter of the thirteenth century A.D. after the demise of the Anuradhapura Kingdom . Presently, UNESCO has declared the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa as one of the World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka. World Heritage Site: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa Location: Polonnaruwa District, North-Central Province, Sri Lanka  Coordinates: N7 54 57 E81 0 2 Date of Inscription: 1982 Criteria :    (i) Immense capital created by the sovereign, Parakramabahu I, in the 12th century, is one of history’s most astonishing urban creations, both because of its unusual dimensions and because of the very special relationship of its building with the natural setting. (iii) Polonnaruwa attests in an exceptional manner to several civilizations, notably that of the conquering Cholas, disciples of Brahmanism, and the Sinhalese sovereigns during the 12th -13th centuries. (vi) It is a shrine of Buddhism and Sinhalese history. It is suff…