Eth Pokuna (Elephant Pond)
Measuring 159 meters in length, 52.7 meters in width, and 9 meters in-depth, the pond has a rectangular shape with all four sides or banks arranged with blocks of stone, trapping the water in its midst. Here and there, uncovered, are what some experts believe to be ruins of an underground channel system that may have carried water to and from the pond to the nearby Dhana Shala. Further, it is said that looking at the same channel system, as well as the various stone beams protruding from the banks of the pond, the Peramiyan Kulam as well as the Bulankulama Wewa may have acted as water sources for the pond.
Surrounded by a forest, this huge body of water is thought to have acted as an ancient water storage tank for the Abhayagiri monastery rather than as a pool for pachyderms. Such is the scale of the tank that six Olympic-sized swimming pools could comfortably fit inside it.
Eth Pokuna remains one of the most intriguing historical places in Sri Lanka and the pipelines and undergrou...
Surrounded by a forest, this huge body of water is thought to have acted as an ancient water storage tank for the Abhayagiri monastery rather than as a pool for pachyderms. Such is the scale of the tank that six Olympic-sized swimming pools could comfortably fit inside it.
Eth Pokuna remains one of the most intriguing historical places in Sri Lanka and the pipelines and undergrou...
