History & Culture travel in Polonnaruwa
3 places in Polonnaruwa District picked for History & Culture travellers — part of our History & Culture guide to Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa Vatadage (The Quadrangle)
UNESCOAn exquisite circular relic house at the heart of the Sacred Quadrangle, regarded as the finest surviving example of vatadage architecture in Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa
Gal Vihara
UNESCOFour colossal Buddha images carved from a single granite wall, among the greatest masterpieces of ancient Sri Lankan sculpture.
Polonnaruwa
Medirigiriya Vatadage
A serene circular relic house crowning a low rock hill about 30 km north of Polonnaruwa, ringed by concentric rows of stone pillars.
Polonnaruwa
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