Lotus Pond
Lotus pond is a historic architecture which is a flawlessly constructed bath of Polonnaruwa Kingdom by King Parakramabahu the Great. This frigid bath pond is found near King Parakramabahu’s palace is mostly known by the name Nelum Pokuna owing to it's shape of a lotus pond where Nelum means lotus and pokuna is pond.
Lotus pond is a modest dimension of baths with eight layers designed like lotus petals in a descending order. It is made using fine cut granite and the top fully bloomed lotus petal layer has a diameter of 24 feet 9 inches and the bottom inner layer has a diameter of 5 feet 4 inches.
Nelum Pokuna lies in a garden with gorgeous flowering plants gives an overwhelming and pleasant feeling. Moreover, this is excellent evidence to praise the ancient architecture of Sri Lanka.
