Anuradhapuraya

Anuradhapuraya is the first kingdom of our country. It is situated in north central province of our country. It was established by king Pandukabhaya in 4th century BC. Among the ancient cities in our country Anuradhapuraya is very important for buddhists because a lot of religious places important for buddhists are situated in this sacred city. They are the Shri maha bhodi, the thuparamaya, the Abhhayagiriya, the Mirissawetiyathe Ruwanweliseya, the Lowamahapaya, the jethawanaramaya and the Lanka ranaya. These are called 'Atamasthanaya'. Among them Thuparamaya is the first built sthupa in our country. It has a lot of ruins of our ancient Kingdom. The inscriptions carved on stones can be seen everywhere. This ruins show the architectural feats of our great kings. They represent our great old history.