The Area formed by connecting the ancient capitals of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kandy with Sigiriya in the centre is called the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka. In this triangle there are places of worship, palaces, halls of learning and other buildings.

Sri Lanka has some of the richest archaeological sites in Asia- situated at easily accessible places. The largest and most dramatic sites are in the Cultural Triangle

• To restore some of the monuments in the project area to their ancient glory and to see that all of them are preserved for posterity.
• To restore the principal monuments and further investigate into the ancient civilization of Sri Lanka .This has received the utmost priority in the current development strategies.
• It was with this development objective in mind that the Cultural Triangle Programme was conceived as a multifaceted cultural programme to achieve economic progress through conservation of monuments, the preservation of the performing arts and the development of cultural tourism.