Polonnaruwa
1153 - 1186 AD, built by King Parakramabahu I
Royal
Palace
(now in ruins, but was 100 foot by 40 foot and had seven stories)
Vatadage
the entrance
detail of the moonstone step
carved figure
Gal Pota
(stone book, extolling the virtues of the King)
Gal Vihara
high point of Sinhalese rock carving
seated Buddha
standing
Buddha
(7 meters tall)
reclining
Buddha
(14 meters long)
notice the huge feet
all once
covered by separate enclosures
but are carved from the same piece of granite
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