A guide to Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle: Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Dambulla and Mihintale, with travel tips.

A complete guide to Sigiriya Rock Fortress: King Kashyapa's parricide, the water gardens, the famous frescoes, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the ancient city of Polonnaruwa: from Chola conquest to Parakramabahu the Great's garden-city, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Gal Vihara at Polonnaruwa: four monumental Buddha statues carved from one rock face, the sorrowful expression debate, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Tivanka Image House at Polonnaruwa: its unique surviving wall paintings, the 'thrice-bent' Buddha posture, visiting tips and map.

A guide to King Parakramabahu I's Royal Palace at Polonnaruwa: its seven-storey design, council chamber, audience hall, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Sacred Quadrangle at Polonnaruwa: the Vatadage, Hatadage, Satmahal Prasada, and Gal Potha stone book, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Demala Maha Seya at Polonnaruwa: the unfinished 'Tamil Stupa' built by Pandyan prisoners of war, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Shiva Devale No. 1 at Polonnaruwa: the oldest structure on the site, its Pandyan-era Hindu architecture, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Lankatilaka Vihara at Polonnaruwa: the largest image house in ancient Sri Lanka, its 55-foot walls and giant headless Buddha, visiting tips and...