Located ideally in the historical town of Anuradhapura,
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Several invasions have been made against the Anuradhapura Kingdom, all of which were launched from South India.
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Anuradhapura(Anurapura) was named after the minister who first
established the village and after a grandfather of Pandukabhaya who lived there.
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From the Sigiriya rock fortress to the Dambulla cave temple,
from the kingdom of Anuradhapura to the ruins of Polonnaruwa,
all sites are of easy access from the hotel.
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Buddhism was introduced in the 3rd century B.C.,
and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura(from about 200 B.C. to 1000 A.D.)
and Polonnaruwa(from about 1070 to 1200).
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By May 1985 the guerrillas
were strong enough to launch an attack on Anuradhapura, attacking the Bodhi Tree shrine-
a sacred site for Buddhist Sinhalese- followed by a rampage through the town.