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Anuradhapura


It's nothing that special, but if you're in urgent need of some air-con and non-local food this large 2nd-floor restaurant has lots of vaguely Chinese and East Asian dishes (try the rendang chicken or nasi goreng).


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Nearby Anuradhapura attractions

1. Jetavanarama Museum

0.98 MILES

A 1937 British colonial building provides a suitably regal venue for some of the treasures found at Jetavanarama. The objects displayed here range from…

2. Sri Maha Bodhi

1.08 MILES

The sacred bodhi tree is central to Anuradhapura in both a spiritual and physical sense. It was grown from a cutting brought from Bodhgaya in India and is…

3. Anuradhapura World Heritage Site

1.14 MILES

The ruins of Anuradhapura are one of South Asia’s most evocative sights. The sprawling complex contains a rich collection of archaeological and…

4. Sandahiru Seya

1.15 MILES

Two thousand years after the first of the great dagobas was constructed, a huge new stupa, the Sandahiru Seya, is rising on the south side of Anuradhapura…

5. Buddhist Railing

1.15 MILES

A little south of the Jetavanarama Dagoba, on the other side of the road, there is a stone railing built in imitation of a log wall. It encloses a site…

6. Lowamahapaya

1.16 MILES

So called because it once had a bronze-tiled roof, the ruins of the 'Brazen Palace' stand close to the bodhi tree. The remains of 1600 columns are all…

7. Jetavanarama Dagoba

1.16 MILES

The Jetavanarama Dagoba’s massive dome rises above the entire eastern part of Anuradhapura. Built in the 3rd century by King Mahasena, it may have…

8. Nuwara Wewa

1.19 MILES

Nuwara Wewa, on the east side of the city, is the largest tank in Anuradhapura, covering about 12 sq km. It was built around 20 BC and is well away from…