17 September, 2012

SRI LANKA - SORABORA WEWA [ 102 B.C. ]

A reservoir or tank is called a ' wewa ' in the Singhalese language.The Sorabora wewa was built by King Dutugemunu in 102 B.C. in the Mahiyangana region. The water released from the tank for irrigation purposes flows along a  twenty meter sluice cut into solid rock 


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2 comments:

  1. Lea17 September, 2012

    Beautiful scenario :)

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  2. Breathtaking18 September, 2012

    It's just amazing to know it is so old. What a marvelous piece of engineering. Lovely shot over the water.:)
    Regards.

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