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.

Anuradhapura

Sigiriya

Polonnaruwa

Dambulla

The Cultural Triangle includes five of Sri Lanka's seven World Heritage Sites.

Kandy

Anuradhapura is one of the earliest urban sites in Sri Lanka, dating from before the 5th century BC. It was the country' first capital and a major religious centre for nearly 1500 years. In its present form it consists of a citadel surrounded by several large, Buddhist monastic complexes and four man-made lakes.
The three colossal Stupa of the Maha Viharaya, Jetavana and Abhayagiri monasteries are of the same order of magnitude as the pyramids of Egypt.

The ancient monastery at Dambulla is best known for its rock temples and well-preserved 18th century paintings. It is one of the largest cave temple complexes in South Asia with about 2000 square meters of rock and wall paintings. The monastery was established in the 3rd century BC and has remained until today one of Sri Lanka 's major religious and historical sites ,with a history of more than 2000 years.

The ancient monastery at Dambulla is best known for its rock temples and well-preserved 18th century paintings. It is one of the largest cave temple complexes in South Asia with about 2000 square meters of rock and wall paintings. The monastery was established in the 3rd century BC and has remained until today one of Sri Lanka 's major religious and historical sites ,with a history of more than 2000 years.

Polonnaruwa was the capital of Sri Lanka from the 11th to the 13th century. The ancient remains consist of a walled inner and outer city, surrounded by monasteries and temples, with palaces, gardens and a manmade lake, the "Sea of Parakrama". The Gal Viharaya is a Buddhist rock -cut temple containing four great masterpieces of world sculpture.

The historic city of Kandy was the capital of the last Sri Lankan kingdom. It was an urban and royal centre from the 15th to the 19th century. Today the city contains the famous Temple of the Sacred Tooth-Relic of the Buddha, which was the palladium of royalty, the royal palace complex, a picturesque lake, surrounded by forested hills, and on of the world's earliest botanical gardens.

The sacred square and old city centre near the Tooth-Relic Temple contain the four shrines of the Gods Vishnu, Natha and Kataragama and the Goddess Pattini, and many historic buildings and museums.

The Kandy Perahera, held annually in August (or late July) , is a traditional ritual festival dating back to the 5th century AD. The Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha is taken in procession in a torchlight parade consisting of hundreds of dancers, musicians and caparisoned elephants.

In and around Kandy are several Buddhist temples and historic monuments such as the Lankatilaka temple at Handessa, built in the 14th and early 15th centuries. Also in the Kandy region are other sites and monuments of historical interest such as the Gangarama and Degaldoruwa temples within Kandy itself and Gadaladeniya, Ambakke,Suriyagoda and Madavala within a 6 km range of the city centre.