Thivanka Image House
What?
This is a vaulted image house, famous for its 12th-century paintings and a large Buddha statue bent at three places.
Where?
It is located in Polonnaruwa District and approximately 220 km from Colombo.
When?
It can be visited all year long.
Thivanka Image House in Polonnaruwa is a place where the most important paintings of the Polonnaruwa period in their original form can be seen. It was built by King Parakramabahu I. The expression Thivanka literally means three curves. The image house got this name because the main Buddha statue is curved in three places. It is 20 meters long and 7 meters wide. The frescoes present the Jataka Stories; besides colourful drawings, two guard stones and two KorawakGala can be seen here.
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