audience hall - ruins in polonnaruwa - sri lanka

ancient antiquity architecture asia asian audience buddhism buddhist carving ceylon chamber color column elephant elephants emissaries figure foreign frieze hall historic history horizontal image king kingdom kings landscape lanka lion lions location mediaeval monument nature nobles notable orient oriental outdoor palace parakramabahu past petitions pillar polonnaruwa pose religion religious royal ruins rulers sacred sand sinhala sri stair staircase stairway statue steps stone temple tourism town travel tree