Lotus Pond

Lotus Pond is a ruins in Nishshankamallapura, Thamankaduwa Divisional Secretariat, North Central Province. Lotus Pond is situated nearby to Tivanka Image House, as well as near Demala Maha Seya.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gal Vihara and Rankoth Vehera.

Gal Vihara

Buddhist temple

Photo: Singhalawap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gal Vihara, and known originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city Polonnaruwa, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, now present-day Polonnaruwa, in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Gal Vihara is situated 1 km south of Lotus Pond.

Rankoth Vehera

Buddhist temple

Photo: NahidSultan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rankoth Vehera is a stupa located in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. The stupa was built by Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa, who ruled the country from 1187 to 1196. Rankoth Vehera is situated 2 km south of Lotus Pond.

Hatadage

Buddhist temple

Hatadage is an ancient relic shrine in the city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. It was built by King Nissanka Malla, and had been used to keep the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Hatadage is situated 3 km south of Lotus Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polonnaruwa and Giritale.

Polonnaruwa

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Poḷonnaruwa, also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Giritale

Town

Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Giritale is a small city in the Polonnaruwa District of Sri Lanka. The location has tourist attraction due its nature and close link with Polonnaruwa, an ancient capital of Sri Lanka. Giritale is situated 9 km west of Lotus Pond.

Lotus Pond

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Nishshankamallapura, Thamankaduwa Divisional Secretariat, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

7.97485° or 7° 58′ 30″ north

Longitude

81.004° or 81° 0′ 14″ east

Open location code

6MV3X2F3+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 567018162

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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