Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous ...

Some had even advanced as far as Anuradhapura, the capital seat of ancient Sri Lanka. According to well-known voyager A.D. Cosmos, surnamed Indicopleusies, a community of Persian traders who were ...

Anuradhapura is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka ... Today, there are 29 diocesan priests and 13 parishes including three places of pilgrimage, such as Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of ...

Like many of the temples in Anuradhapura ... this book features more than 150 places of worship, from Ancient Greece and Rome, through traditional synagogues to modern Buddhist, Taoist, and ...