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Ranmasu Uyana is a park in Sri Lanka containing the ancient Magul Uyana (Royal Gardens). It is situated close to Isurumuni Vihara and Tissa Wewa in the ancient sacred city of
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File:Royal Water Gardens, Anuradhapura 085.jpg, Royal gardens from the 8th-9th centuries AD.
File:Royal Water Gardens, Anuradhapura 096.jpg, Closeup of the pavilion and tank.
File:Royal Water Gardens, Anuradhapura 094.jpg, Frieze of elephants.
Royal Water Gardens of Anuradhapura
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Ranmasu Uyana is a park in Sri Lanka containing the ancient Magul Uyana (Royal Gardens). It is situated close to Isurumuni Vihara and Tissa Wewa in the ancient sacred city of Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...
, Sri Lanka. It sits on approximately , and is a noted example of Sri Lankan garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate bot ...
architecture
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of the pre-Christian era. According to an inscription found in Vessagiri
Vessagiriya, or Issarasamanarama, is an ancient Buddhist forest monastery that is part of the ruins of Anuradhapura, one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka. It is located about half a mile south of Isurumuniya, among boulders. Begun in the r ...
ya, the water
Water (chemical formula ) is an Inorganic compound, inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living ...
to the park was supplied by Tessa Wewa and then released to rice fields
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-Aust ...
around Isurumuni Vihara.
In the park are various ponds, and the remains of small buildings. According to legend it is believed that Prince Saliya met Asokamala in this garden.
Ranmasu means Goldfish. The Royal Goldfish Park has the Star Gate map which is encircled by fish.
History
Royal gardens were first constructed here in the time of King Tissa (3rd century BC), when the reservoir was built. However, the pleasure pavilions and other fixtures seen today date from the 8th-9th centuries AD.Popular culture
Claims published on the internet
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and television documentaries that a carving within the park known as ''Sakwala Chakraya'' it was an interface or stargate "between humans and some intelligent species from outer space" have been called "absurd" by archeologists
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who suggest the carving could simply be an early world map
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.
Gallery
See also
*History of Sri Lanka
The history of Sri Lanka is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean.
The early human remains found on the island of Sri ...
* Ancient Constructions of Sri Lanka
References
External links
Royal Water Gardens of Anuradhapura
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