斯里蘭卡長達近十五個世紀的首都，由 Paṇḍukābhaya 王建於早期聚落舊址之上，歷代君王相繼增建湖泊、園林與寺院，直至十一世紀最終被廢棄。

The capital of Sri Lanka for nearly fifteen centuries, founded by King Paṇḍukābhaya on the site of earlier settlements and beautified over successive reigns with lakes, parks and monasteries before being finally abandoned in the eleventh century.