Anuradhapura

400 BC91 m stupaSri Lanka

CountrySri Lanka

Date400 BC

Notable Feature91 m stupa

RegionNorth Central

About Anuradhapura

The first capital of Sri Lanka for 1,400 years. The Ruwanwelisaya stupa is 91 m tall. The Sri Maha Bodhi is the oldest living human-planted tree, 2,300 years old. Abandoned after Chola invasion in 993 AD.

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