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Lecture 3: M. Pradesh

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Choose one... Sri Lanka Lecture Home Introduction and History Mahavamsa Irrigation and Artificial Lakes Fishing Village at Galle Anuradhapura and King Deva-Nampiya-Tissa Dagobas and Bodhi Shrines King Walagam Bahu and the Dambulla Caves King Kassapa and Sigiriya The Sigiriya Frescoes Parakrama Bahu I and Polonnaruwa Elephant Sightings in Sri Lanka Kandy, Temple of the Sacred Tooth Kandyan Traditional Dance The Perahera Festival at Kandy - Preparations The Perahera Festival at Kandy - Part II The Perahera Festival at Kandy - Finale

The capital of Sri Lanka was eventually moved south to Polonnaruwa. In the middle of the twelfth century, the king, Parakrama Bahu I, also known as "Parakrama Bahu the Great", sponsored restorations and additions to the city's fabric. These improvements included the fortification of the city through three concentric walls, the excavation of great artificial lakes, and the construction of many buildings, including a palace and a number of temples and monasteries.

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