Churches - North Central, Sri Lanka
44 documented abandoned churches have been mapped by the Urbexology community in North Central, concentrated mainly around Anuradhapura (22), Polonnaruwa (22). Each location below links to its own page with coordinates, photos where available, and access notes.
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- Anuradhapura (22)
- Polonnaruwa (22)
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- Ancient Image House, Pemaduwa Temple (Anuradhapura)
- Ancient Stupa (Polonnaruwa)
- Ancient Well (Anuradhapura)
- Atadageya (Polonnaruwa)
- Chapter House (Polonnaruwa)
- Council Chamber (Polonnaruwa)
- Dakkhina Stupa - Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura)
- Deep Well of Mahapali Alms Hall (Anuradhapura)
- Demala Maha Seya (Polonnaruwa)
- Devagiri Rajamaha viharaya (Anuradhapura)
- Dewagiriya Raja Maha Viharaya Temple, දේවගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය (Polonnaruwa)
- Gedige (Anuradhapura)
- Haththikuchchi Raja Maha Vihara (Anuradhapura)
- Kok-ebe. කොක්-එබේ පුරාවිද්යා ක්ෂේත්රය (Anuradhapura)
- Kuda Gal Viharaya (Polonnaruwa)
- Lankatilaka Temple (Polonnaruwa)
- Mahanethpa Mula (Anuradhapura)
- Mahapali Refectory (Anuradhapura)
- Main Refectory of Abayagiri Monastery - අභයගිරි ප්රධාන දාන ශාලාව (Anuradhapura)
- Masthota Pirivena | මාස්තොට පිරිවෙන (Anuradhapura)
- Medirigiriya Vatadageya (මැදිරිගිරිය වටදාගෙය) (Polonnaruwa)
- Muthugala cave temple (Polonnaruwa)
- Nagalakanda Forest Monastery (Polonnaruwa)
- Nagaraja Temple (Anuradhapura)
- Naipena Vihara (Shiva Devale No 5) (Polonnaruwa)
- Namal Pokuna Temple Ruins/ නාමල් පොකුණ (Polonnaruwa)
- Nelugala green temple (නෙලුගල පියංගල්ල රාජ මහා විහාරය) (Polonnaruwa)
- Northern Gate and the Main Street - 55 (Polonnaruwa)
- Pohoyageya (Polonnaruwa)
- Prachinathissa Pabbatha (Anuradhapura)
- Prasadha Stupa | ප්රාසාද ස්තූපය (Anuradhapura)
- Rice Canoe (Anuradhapura)
- Sat Mahal Prasadaya (Polonnaruwa)
- Shiva Devale (Polonnaruwa)
- Sri Bodhimalu Purana Viharaya - Medawachchiya (Anuradhapura)
- Sri Wiwekaaramaya (Polonnaruwa)
- The Alms Hall (දානශාලාව) (Anuradhapura)
- Tholuvila Monastery තොලුවිල බෞද්ධ විහාරාරාම සංකීර්ණය (Anuradhapura)
- Vejayanta Pasada,King parakramabahu (Polonnaruwa)
- Weherabendigala Ancient Temple Ruins (Polonnaruwa)
- Western Entrance of the Sacred Quadrangle (Polonnaruwa)
- Western Monastery Complex - I (Anuradhapura)
- Western Monastery Complex - K (Anuradhapura)
- ගුහා ලෙන (Cave Shelter) (Anuradhapura)
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