Yet another UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE Site, within the Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka as it holds some captivating attractions on the planet. Amongst the ancient ruins of the dynasties that ruled this land is the awesome sculpture left behind in the Stone Temple Sculpture – the ‘Gal Vihara’ complex. This granite carving of a Standing Buddha, a Reclining Buddha & the Buddha in the ‘Lotus’ or seated position has been created out of one rock hill. It appears that a hill that contains granite has been cleared of all the soil, sand & debris. Then the standing statue has been sculptured where the granite has the highest area of the rock, then carefully they’ve ventured out to carve the ‘sitting Buddha’ with the medium sized area of the rock hill & so on. It is a must see attraction in Polonnaruwa alongside the other ruins, inscriptions & carvings in the vicinity. Vatadage, Royal Palaces, Kiri Vehera Dagoba, Rankoth Vehera Stupa, Medirigiriya Ancient Hospital, Minneriya National Park etc. are the other attractions in the vicinity. It is a strict requirement of the authorities, that a specially trained guide equipped with the historical information such as dates, times, names of those who built, carved or inscribed & such other technical data shall accompany the discerning traveler to these sites in order to narrate the historical significance of the sites.