Kumara Pokuna
Kumara Pokuna
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Danushka Basnayaka
Mawanella, Sri Lanka126 contributions
Aug 2020
It was a beautiful pond used for bathing. Perfectly builded using Rocks and Bricks. Cavings amazing.
There is some Ruins of old Clothes changing room still available near the pond.
There is some Ruins of old Clothes changing room still available near the pond.
Written 20 August 2020
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708Robin
West Sussex, UK1,478 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
The royal baths are one of the sites to see when you are visiting Polonnaruwa, still in very good condition.
Written 4 February 2019
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Daniel19721972
Leuven, Belgium781 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
Once the royal bath and swimming pool hasn't lost its charm.
The place is not so far from the royal palace.
Watch out for the guy with his snakes, he ask ridiculous amount of money!
The place is not so far from the royal palace.
Watch out for the guy with his snakes, he ask ridiculous amount of money!
Written 16 August 2017
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Terry M
Hamilton, Canada4,897 contributions
Jan 2020
Near the Council Chamber are the Royal Baths. A square superimposed on a cross gives the royal swimming pool a unique look. What is striking is the architecture.
Written 6 February 2020
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DipuKV
Pune, India3,164 contributions
Dec 2019
Polonnaruwa is all about immersing yourself in the cultural and religious beauty of the past. Kumara Pokuna is a good example.
Written 13 January 2020
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GlobeTrotters4001
Brisbane, Australia813 contributions
Feb 2019 • Friends
Perhaps not as grand as the twin Royal Ponds in Anuradhapura but still worth a look down a flight of steps from the Kings Chambers. Yes it may be old an dirty, but just marvel at how it must have been in the King's time and the ornate carvings and the manner in which water was collected and channelled to this pond. All part of the great ancient site of Polonnaruwa and glad our guide took us to this site.
Written 23 April 2019
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PASP123
Hexham, UK331 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
These are quite spectacular baths and have survived exceptionally well. Various carvings to explore and again marvel at the skill of the ancients, who created this grand pleasure centre.
Written 24 August 2018
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland11,261 contributions
Jul 2018 • Friends
These were once the royal baths back in the day and they are well enough preserved to see how grand they must have been in tbeir heyday
They are beautifully ornate and though from the outside the complex is a high rectangle, the waters inside make the shape if a cross with a lotus flower design in the middle.
It has a wonderful detailed moonstone at the entrance and numerous carved lions abound.
I agree with other reviews on TripAdvisor that advised hiring a guide. We did and learned more than we ever would have from display boards or books. By a guide I mean we hired one to take us around Polonnaruwa, not just these baths!
Anyway, well worth building into any visit to the archaeological complex.
They are beautifully ornate and though from the outside the complex is a high rectangle, the waters inside make the shape if a cross with a lotus flower design in the middle.
It has a wonderful detailed moonstone at the entrance and numerous carved lions abound.
I agree with other reviews on TripAdvisor that advised hiring a guide. We did and learned more than we ever would have from display boards or books. By a guide I mean we hired one to take us around Polonnaruwa, not just these baths!
Anyway, well worth building into any visit to the archaeological complex.
Written 27 July 2018
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Kirkcaldylad
North Lanarkshire, UK1,563 contributions
Feb 2018 • Couples
This has to be one of the best parts of this vast site and it is worth time walking to it and around it.
Written 14 May 2018
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Honisoiquimalypense
Derby, UK1,306 contributions
Mar 2018 • Solo
These are the Royal Baths that date back to the 11/12th century and have an unusual design - in that the outside is a square and the inside is a cross!In the centre of the bath is a carved stone lotus flower. there are carved lions round the outside and a neat "moonstone" at the pool entrance.
Written 26 March 2018
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