Kala Wewa
Sri Lanka Holidays takes you to Kala Wewa on the way to Sigirya Lion Rock Citadel, Sri Lanka
Following is an excerpt from "An Illustrated Guide To The Buried Cities of Ceylon" by Dorothy Jones-Bateman published in the year 1932
There have been several references in this book to the tank of Kala Wewa which can be reached, as already stated, by a six-mile drive from the village of Kekirawa. The great reservoir has been restored under British rule & fulfils its original functions. One is apt to forget that it formed a part of the old civilization. Its construction by Dhatu Sena in the 5th century A.D. recalls the story of Sigiriya & the dreadful death of the king at the hands of his son & his nephew. The remains of the old monastery on the bund speak of Mahanama & his last interview with his sovereign. Near by too are the ruins of the city of Vijitapura, somewhat confused in the chronicles with a town of the same name near Polonnaruwa. A jungle walk of a mile or so brings one to the colossal Buddha of Aukana.
The bund of Kala Wewa extends for five or six miles. The motorist at one point crosses the main spill, a dangerous proceeding when there is any quantity of water coming down. I have spent pleasant hours in the little circuit bungalow, which occupies a site near an ugly modern monument.
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Following is an excerpt from "Historical Guide To Anuradhapura's Ruins" by Hubert E. Weerasooriya in the year 1939.
King Dhatusena is specially known for the construction of the enormous reservoir Kala Wewa in the fifth century. Kala Wewa to this day replenishes the water supply of Anuradhapura by a giant channel over fifty miles long, the wonderful of which area cause for marvel to engineers of even the present day.
It was King Dhatusena's uncle, the priest Mahanama who wrote the Mahawamsa. King Dhatusena's notorious son, the parricide Kassappa, then removed the seat of Government to the impenetrable rock-fortress Sigiriya, but his brother Moggallan re-established Anuradhapura as the royal capital. Sri Lanka Holidays takes you to Kala Wewa on the way to Sigirya Lion Rock Citadel.
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Following is an excerpt from "An Illustrated Guide To The Buried Cities of Ceylon" by Dorothy Jones-Bateman published in the year 1932
There have been several references in this book to the tank of Kala Wewa which can be reached, as already stated, by a six-mile drive from the village of Kekirawa. The great reservoir has been restored under British rule & fulfils its original functions. One is apt to forget that it formed a part of the old civilization. Its construction by Dhatu Sena in the 5th century A.D. recalls the story of Sigiriya & the dreadful death of the king at the hands of his son & his nephew. The remains of the old monastery on the bund speak of Mahanama & his last interview with his sovereign. Near by too are the ruins of the city of Vijitapura, somewhat confused in the chronicles with a town of the same name near Polonnaruwa. A jungle walk of a mile or so brings one to the colossal Buddha of Aukana.
The bund of Kala Wewa extends for five or six miles. The motorist at one point crosses the main spill, a dangerous proceeding when there is any quantity of water coming down. I have spent pleasant hours in the little circuit bungalow, which occupies a site near an ugly modern monument.
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Following is an excerpt from "Historical Guide To Anuradhapura's Ruins" by Hubert E. Weerasooriya in the year 1939.
King Dhatusena is specially known for the construction of the enormous reservoir Kala Wewa in the fifth century. Kala Wewa to this day replenishes the water supply of Anuradhapura by a giant channel over fifty miles long, the wonderful of which area cause for marvel to engineers of even the present day.
It was King Dhatusena's uncle, the priest Mahanama who wrote the Mahawamsa. King Dhatusena's notorious son, the parricide Kassappa, then removed the seat of Government to the impenetrable rock-fortress Sigiriya, but his brother Moggallan re-established Anuradhapura as the royal capital. Sri Lanka Holidays takes you to Kala Wewa on the way to Sigirya Lion Rock Citadel.
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