Ancient Royal Palaces in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, there are Ruins of Ancient Royal Palaces (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරාණ රාජකීය මාළිගා) in major and regional cities where kings and regional rulers lived (The National Atlas of Sri Lanka, 2007). These ruins mainly belong to four periods of Sri Lankan history, namely; Anuradhapura , Polonnaruwa , Dambadeniya and Kandy . Palaces in the Citadel of Anuradhapura, Sigiriya , and Tissamaharama belong to the Anuradhapura Period while the Vijayabahu Palace at Anuradhapura, the Parakramabahu and Nissankamalla palaces at Polonnaruwa and the palaces at Galabedda and Panduwasnuwara belong to the Polonnaruwa Period (The National Atlas of Sri Lanka, 2007). There are also palace remains in Yapahuwa and Dambadeniya belonging to the Dambadeniya Period and in Kandy , Meda Mahanuwara and Hanguranketha belonging to the Kandyan Period (The National Atlas of Sri Lanka, 2007). History
Although the tradition says that the royal palaces in Sri Lanka can be dated back to the Protohistoric Period , there …
