Cultural Triangle

15 places

Ancient capitals, sacred temples, and rock fortresses.

Places in Cultural Triangle

Open water of Abhaya Wewa, the 4th-century-BCE tank at Anuradhapura

Abhaya Wewa

Excavated walls and the stone medicine trough at the Mihintale hospital complex

Ancient Mihintale Hospital Complex

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka's first ancient capital

Anuradhapura

Dambulla Cave Temple, featuring the reclining Buddha statue in the largest cave

Dambulla Cave Temple

Giritale Tank beside the Habarana–Polonnaruwa road

Giritale Tank

Giritale

Isurumuniya rock carvings near Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Isurumuniya

Open water of Kala Wewa, the 5th-century reservoir of King Dhatusena

Kala Wewa

Kandalama Reservoir seen from the ridge above its northern shore

Kandalama Reservoir

Ancient stone steps and ruins at Mihintale, the Buddhist heritage site east of Anuradhapura

Mihintale

The open water and grass shores of Minneriya Tank inside the national park

Minneriya Tank

Habarana

The wide water of Parakrama Samudra at Polonnaruwa

Parakrama Samudra

Pidurangala Rock and the surrounding cultural triangle landscape

Pidurangala Rock

Ruins of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka's medieval capital

Polonnaruwa

Sigiriya, the 5th-century rock fortress in Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle

Sigiriya Rock Fortress

The Kadu Ga Gala sword-sharpening stone at Vijithapura Raja Maha Viharaya

Vijithapura

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