Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
World Heritage
Sri Lanka
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Polonnaruwa became Sri Lanka's second capital after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993 AD. Besides the Brahmanical monuments built by the Chola dynasty, it also includes the vast remains of a beautiful garden city built by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century.
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| video | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The%20Quadrangle%20-%20Ancient%20city%20of%20Polonnaruwa%2C%20Sri%20Lanka.webm |
| country | Sri Lanka |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Polonnaruwa%2002.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shiva%20Dewalaya.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Polonnaruwa-temple16.jpg |
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| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Galvihara-sunny2.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Polonnaruwa%2004.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gal%20Viharaya%2002.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Polonnaruwa-Kumara%20Pokuna%20%282%29.jpg |
| executive body | Polonnaruwa |
| location of creation | Polonnaruwa |
| WOEID | 2189645 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/01q7mr |
| location | Sri Lanka |
| Commons category | Polonnaruwa |
| coordinate location | Point(81.0 7.933333333) |
| Commons gallery | Polonnaruwa |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Polunnaruwa.jpg |
| WOEID | 2189645 |
| area | 3293 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| population | 359000 |
| point in time | 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| start time | 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | مدينة بولوناروا التاريخية |
| official name | Ancient City of Polonnaruwa |
| official name | Antigua ciudad de Polonnaruwa |
| official name | Cité historique de Polonnaruwa |
| official name | 古代都市ポロンナルワ |
| official name | Oude stad van Polonnaruwa |
| official name | Древний город Полоннарува |
| official name | 波隆纳鲁沃古城 |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |