Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura is first capital of the Sri Lanka. The construction of reservoirs, canals and irrigation channels during this period exhibited an amazing knowledge of trigonometry and the design of reservoirs a thorough grasp of hydraulic principles. The ornamental scale of the large reservoirs are compelling deviance of a thriving economy and a state structure which had resources from an agricultural surplus and profits from trade to invest in these projects as well as on religious and public buildings designed on an lavish scale. The unique feature of Buddhist Sri Lanka is the "Stupa" (Dageba), which enshrined relics of Buddha and were objects of veneration. It is generally a solid, hemispherical dome, which expresses the serenity and simplicity the quintessence of Buddhism. The "Rajarata" (King's country) is dotted with these stupa and the picturesque lakes which has an irresistible charm for the visitor. There are many important stupa at Anuradhapura.