Your base for exploring this tourist attraction is the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. For tourist information about Anuradhapura, go to Anuradhapura Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Sri Lanka, read also the Sri Lanka Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation? Use AsiaExplorers Search & Compare Engine, to find suitable hotel room for your stay in Sri Lanka.
The Abhayagiri Giant Pond is the largest man-made pond in Anuradhapura. Its walls show a feature common in the design of ancient Lankan tanks. The stones are dressed in columns and laid in a honeycomb design. This funtions to absorb the pressure from the waves hitting the bunds which would otherwise cause erosion. Most of the tanks in Anuradhapura have bunds built in this way, which is known as "wave-comb".
The Giant Pond of Abhayagiri, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
If you'd like to see more photos of the Giant Pond, please click on the thumbnail on the left to view some more photos which I took of this ancient site.
