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The sacred city of anuradhapura is one of the earliest urban sites in srilankas.Dating from before the 5thcenturybc. It was the country's first capital and a major religious centre for nearly 1500 years. In its present form it consists of a citadel surrounded by several large,

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buddhist monastic complexes and four man made lakes the three colossal stupas of the mahavihara,jetavana and abhayagiri monastries are of the same order of magnitude as the pyramids of egypt.precincts were set aside for huntsmen and scavangers and even heretics and foreigners.there were hostels and hospitals, separate cemeteries for high and low castes.

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A water supply was assured by the construction of reservoirs.the monuments of anuradhapura's heyday survive, surrounded by the solemn umbrage of trees,scions of an ancient parkland.by the middle of the 3rd century bc the fame if the capital anuradhapura was known as far abroad as the mediterranean.

Many pilgrimages are made each year to the sacred bo tree, believed to have sprung from a branch of the tree under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment. it's the oldest living tree in documented history.in it's vicinity are the remains of the brazen palace,the towering ruwanveli seya dagaba,the seated buddha,temples,palaces and parks -all of which bear testimony to a proud and imaginative people.

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