Tissa Wewa - Anuradhapura
Tissa Wewa (or Tisa Wewa) was built by King Devanampiya Tissa.(250-210
BC). Only Panda Wewa and Abhaya
Wewa are considered to be older than Tissa
Wewa. The embankment of Tissa Wewa is 11,000 feet long (Two miles) and
25 feet high. The width of the top of the reservoir was found to be 12
feet to 18 feet. Base of the embankment is 160 feet. Tissa Wewa has
an area of approximately 550 acres.
Parker in 1909 reports that the embalkment appears to be in original state
( that of 1100 years ago) and its so solidly built, with little maintenance
this bund will last forever. Just as he commented, the Tissa Tank continues
feed water to the Anuradhapura even today.
Map
Ancient Bisokotuwa was built using stones. Today, the old stone structure
was embedded in concrete.
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Created : April 19, 2008
Updated :
January 6, 2009
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