polonnaruwa - sri lanka
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• Introduction
• Kings who ruled Polonnaruwa
• Stupas and Monuments
• Image Houses
• Ancient Palaces
• Conclusion
CONTENT
THE KINGS WHO RULED POLONNARUWA
• CHOLA 1017-1070• VIJAYABAHU – 1 1070-1110 • JAYABAHU – 1 1110-1111• VIKRAMABAHU – 1 1111-1132• GAJABAHU – 11 1132-1159• PARAKRAMABAHU – 1 1153-1186• VIJAYABAHU – 11 1186-1187• NISSANKAMALLA 1187-1196• VIKRAMABAHU – 11 1196• CHODA GANGA 1196-1197• LILAWATHEE 1197-2000• SAHASA MALLAWA 1200-1202• KALYANAWATHI 1202-1208• DHARMASHOKA 1208-1209• ANIKANGA MAHADIPADA 1209• LILAWATHEE (2nd time) 1209-1210• LOKESHWARA 1210-1211• LILAWATHEE ( 3rd time) 1211-1212• PARAKRAMABAHU PANDU 1212-1215• MAGHA (Kalinga Vijayabahu) 1215-1236
POLONNARUWA
• RANKOTH VEHARA• KIRI VEHARA• WATADAGEYA
TYPES OF STUPA
1. GHANTAKARA - (Bell shape)
2. GHATAKARA - (Pot shape)
3. PADAMAKARA - (Lotus shape)
4. DHANYAKARA – (Heap of paddy shape)
5. BUBBULAKARA - (Bubble shape)
6. AMLAKARA - (Shape of Nelli fruit)
PARTS OF STUPA
• PESAVALALU – Berms or terraces
• GHARBAYA – Hemispherical Dome
• HATHARAS KOTUWA – Tee Cube
• DEVATHA KOTUWA – Cylindrical neck
• KOTH KERELLA – Conical Spire
• KOTHA
RANKOTH VEHARABuild by king Nissankamalla
RANKOTH VEHARA
• BUILD BY – King Nissankamalla• HEIGHT – 55mtrs• OLD NAME – Ruwanvali dagaba
KIRI VEHARA
KIRI VEHARA
• BUILD BY – King Parakramabahu• HEIGHT – 95 mtrs
The Sage (King Parakramabahu)
IT IS A 12TH CENTURY STATUE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS “THE SAGE”BUT POPULARLY BELIEVED TO REPRESENT PARAKRAMBAHU.
The VatadageDESPITE CLAIMING TO HAVE DONE SO,THE VATADAGE WAS NOT BUILT BY NISSANKAMALLA BUT ONLY REPAIRED AND EMBELLISHED BY HIM.
Gal Vihare-Rock ShrineTHE MOST IMPRESSIVE SCULPTURES AT POLONNARUWA ARE THE COLOSSAL BUDDHA IMAGES CARVED ON THE FACE OF A GRANITEBOULDER AT THE GAL VIHARE.
Royal Palace
Audience Hall
Parakrama Samudraya
“Not even a little water that comes from the rain must flow into the ocean without being made useful to man”
Lankathilakaya
Buddhist architecture
Hindu influence
*Two great walls*Very impressive
Thuparamaya
whole building as survived over 900 years miraculously
The statue are made of the precious stone which reflect sunlight illuminating
Thiwanka Image House
Frescos showing the Jathaka Stories
Uncommon lady Bahirawa Image
Thank You
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