Lake Gregory – Lake Gregory was created in the heart of the town by British governor Sir William Gregory in 1873 making it one of the many historical ...

Perched at 2000 metres above sea level, sits the strikingly beautiful rolling meadows of Horton Plains National Park. A plateau swathed in mist with a ...

One of the most evocative structures in Polonnaruwa, the Lankatilaka temple was built by Parakramabahu I and later restored by Vijayabahu IV. This massive ...

This is a group of beautiful Buddha images that probably marks the high point of Sinhalese rock carving. They are part of Parakramabahu I’s northern ...

Monks from nearby Kaparamula residence hall likely used these swimming-pool-like ponds. Water entered the larger pond through the mouth of a makara (a ...

In a beautiful woodland setting north of the Ruvanvelisaya Dagoba, the Thuparama Dagoba is the oldest dagoba in Sri Lanka – indeed, probably the oldest ...

This charming rock temple, dating from the reign of Devanampiya Tissa (r 307–267 BC), is set around a lovely lotus pond, the corner of which is carved ...

The sacred bodhi tree is central to Anuradhapura in both a spiritual and physical sense. It was grown from a cutting brought from Bodhgaya in India and is ...

This magnificent white dagoba is guarded by a wall with a frieze of 344 elephants standing shoulder to shoulder. Apart from a few beside the western ...

Dating back to the 1st century BC, this colossal dagoba was the ceremonial focus of the 5000-strong Abhayagiri Monastery. Originally over 100m high, it ...