Ancient city of Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka for three centuries between the 11th to 13th century after the destruction of Anuradhapura Kingdom in 993. It is located in north central province of Sri Lanka. UNESCO declared Polonnaruwa as a World Heritage in 1982.

            It was the first declared capital city by King Vijayabahu who defeated Chola invaders in 1070 to reunite the nation once more under a local leader. During the period of king Parakramabahu (1153 – 1186)  sustained such heroic scales in rice cultivation by constructing the massive irrigation network with reservoirs. Sri Lanka became known as the Granary of the Orient and it remains one of the best planned archaeological relic sites in the country.

            Entrance ticket price for Museum & cultural sites (Foreign) 25 USD / Children 12.5 USD | Usual temperature is Approximately 30 °c | Can do Cycle ride through ancient site | Usually it takes half day to cover the site.