Archaeological Museum, Polonnaruwa

Archaeological Museum, Polonnaruwa Archaeological Museum, Polonnaruwa Archaeological Museum, Polonnaruwa

The city of Polonnaruwa was once a great kingdom of Sri Lanka. Today you can visit leisurely and spend your vacation nearby the city of Polonnaruwa instead of a worthy journey in Sri Lanka. The museum of Polonnaruwa is one such destination on your way to the archeological findings of the city. The Polonnaruwa museum was established in the Public Services Sports Club Hall at Polonnaruwa in 1962. Obviously, the museum is the first class. You can watch and be informative regarding the monuments and statues and other bric brac which are being perfectly conserved.

Polonnaruwa Is located 216 km from the city of Colombo and has a history which dates back to the 1017 A.D. It was the second capital of Sri Lanka and was ruled by many great Kings including King Parakramabahu I. He sacrificed his whole life to develop and construct the city of Polonnaruwa and contributed to the development of the city, socially, financially and economically. Not only that he gifted Parakrama Samudra which is concerned as the Ocean of North central province of Sri Lanka to the nation.

Visitors are lead according to an easy manner to walk from one room to another. In detail, the citadel, the outer city, the monastery area and the periphery, and also room dedicated for Hindu monuments are full of valuable archeological findings found through the excavations around Polonnaruwa.

It is must to say that most of them were endangered due to lack of enough space to conserve. Some of them had to be scattered on the own premises where they were found. The latter room has consisted of a cluster of bronze monuments. Henceforward they will be conserved and maintained well. The archeological museum is open every day except full moon poya days from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. the main objective is to develop and provide knowledge to the community by following methods of conservations and reservations. You will have to buy a current round ticket or a one day ticket to enter the museum. Rather than that, it will be quite interesting to know the stories behind these monuments. The concept of Archeological museums was started in the 1940s. Yet the Puravidu bhavana was established, most of the monuments were preserved. Moreover, it will be great if you can visit the museum and then moving on to the palaces, ponds and other monuments of polonnaruwa. Through the guidance provided by the museum, you can easily find the monuments and travel destinations around the city without being exhausted.


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Sobre o distrito de Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa é a segunda maior cidade da província centro-norte do Sri Lanka. A antiga cidade de Polonnaruwa foi declarada Patrimônio Mundial pela UNESCO. Polonnaruwa possui uma longa história de conquistas e lutas, formando, com razão, o terceiro elemento do Triângulo Cultural. Localizada a cerca de 140 km a nordeste de Kandy, Polonnaruwa oferece horas de prazer sem fim para os amantes de história e cultura, com inúmeros pontos turísticos importantes.

Muitas das ruínas físicas que existem hoje são atribuídas ao Rei Parakrama Bahu I, que investiu muitos recursos reais no planejamento urbano, incluindo parques, edifícios, sistemas de irrigação e assim por diante. O período de seu reinado é considerado uma era de ouro, na qual o reino prosperou sob um governante visionário. O Parakrama Samudra é um tanque gigantesco e recebeu o nome de seu patrono. O popular Palácio Real do rei, o Salão de Audiências cercado por elefantes de pedra lindamente esculpidos e a Piscina de Banho refletem as capacidades superiores da engenharia da época.

Sobre a Província Centro-Norte

A Província Centro-Norte, a maior do país, cobre 16% da área total do país. A Província Centro-Norte é composta por dois distritos chamados Polonnaruwa e Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura é o maior distrito do Sri Lanka, com uma área de 7.128 km².

A Província Centro-Norte oferece inúmeras oportunidades para investidores iniciarem seus negócios, especialmente nos setores de agricultura, agroindústrias e pecuária. Mais de 65% da população da Província Centro-Norte depende da agricultura básica e das agroindústrias. O NCP também é chamado de "Wew Bendi Rajje" devido à presença de mais de 3.000 tanques de médio e grande porte na província. Sri Maha Bodiya, Ruwanweli Seya, Thuparama Dageba, Abayagiri Monastry, Polonnaruwa Rankot Wehera e Lankathilake estão entre os mais afetados.

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