Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka - The Temples and Other Spiritual Structures

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The second most primordial of Sri Lanka's realms, Polonnaruwa was first affirmed the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE. Polonnurawa is situated at a distance of 216 km from Colombo, was the capital of Sri Lanka in ancient times. The relics of the primordial metropolis stand on the east coast of a huge synthetic lake, the Topa Wewa Lake, or Parakrama Samudra, formed by King Parakramabahu I whose supremacy was Polonnaruwa's golden era. Within a rectangle of city walls stand citadel structures and bunches of dozens of dagobas, temples and diverse other spiritual structures.