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Title
Council Chamber of King Parākramabāhu the Great: Stairway: Moonstones: Stone lions: Makara balustrades
Creator
Bopearachchi, Osmund
Date Created and/or Issued
2015
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Ancient Cultural Sites and Royal Residences
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description
The three tiered Council Chamber is accessed by a well-preserved stairway with a landing between two flights of steps. Each flight has a moonstone and two makara balustrades. Two massive stone lions at the top add a majestic touch to the entrance to the Council Chamber.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01173.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1321
Subject
Stairs
Moonstones
Sculpture
Time Period
12th century CE
Place
King Parākramabāhu the Great's Council Chamber
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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