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...

A guide to Buddha Seema Pasada (Baddhasima Prasada) at Polonnaruwa: the monastic chapter house of Alahana Pirivena, visiting tips and map.

A guide to Kiri Vihara at Polonnaruwa: the best-preserved unrestored stupa in Sri Lanka, built by Parakramabahu I for Queen Subhadra, visiting tips and map.

A guide to the Polonnaruwa Archaeological Museum: its scale-model reconstructions, King Nissanka Malla's inscriptions, visiting tips and map.