Palace of Parakramabahu I (Panduwasnuwara) Panduwasnuwara Royal Palace of King Parakramabahu I (Sinhala: පඬුවස්නුවර පරාක්රමබාහු රජ මාළිගය) is situated in the middle of Panduwasnuwara Ancient City in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History
This is the royal palace of the ancient Parakramapura (presently called Panduwasnuwara), the city of Dakkhinadesa founded by
King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) when he was the sub-king of this territory (Nicholas, 1963). The palace building
The basic ground plan of the Panduwasnuwara palace shows similarity to that of the 12th-century
palaces at Anuradhapura ( Palace of Vijayabahu ), Polonnaruwa ( Palace of Parakramabahu I , and Palace of Nissankamalla ), and Galabedda [(Palace of Sugala) Prematileke, 1990; Ray, 1960]. All these palaces have a rectangular area enclosed by galleries with an entrance facing the east (Prematileke, 1990; Ray, 1960). The Panduwasnuwara palace mainly consists of two parts; the main court and the courtyard in front (Prematileke, 1990). The main court constitutes th…