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    Statue of Parakramabahu I
    Veyjanta Padada, the Royal Palace of ParakramabahuCouncil Chamber; Hall / Lion on entrance / PillarThe Quadrangle; Vatadage, a circular Shrine / Haradage, opposite itThe Quadrangle; Moonstone opposite front entrance / Buddha statue at rear entranceThe Quadrangle; ThuparamaThe Quadrangle; Bodhisattva / Lata Mandapaya /AtadageThe Quadrangle; Gal Potha (Book of Stone) with Sathmahal Pasada behind itRankot Vihara Stupa (Golden Pinnacle)Galvihara; four colossal figures carved from granite

    Polonnaruwa

    30 mars 2023, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Polonnaruwa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was the second capital city in Sri Lanka; this was over the 11th -13th centuries, a period of flowering for Buddhist arts and architecture. It was abandoned in 1293 and excavated in the 20th century; many of the spectacular buildings and monuments still remain.

    We start start at the statue of King Parakramabahu I and move to his Royal Pakace and Council Chamber. The heart of the city is the Dalada Maluwa (Terrace of the Tooth Relic), popularly known as the Quadrangle. We see the buildings here (captions on pictures) and move north to see the to see the 12th century Rankot Vihara (Golden Pinnacle). Then it's the Gal Vihara rock sculptures, four Buddha statues hewn out of the Rock face.

    Another amazing citadel.    Läs mer

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