The 11th and 13th centuries were the Golden Age of the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, which was the second monarchy of Sri Lanka. In the year 1982, UNESCO declared the entire city a World Heritage site, knowing its brilliant technological achievements and exciting history. The ruins of the imperial temples, with their saunas, stone walls, Buddha statues, and stone carvings, are simply awesome. There is also the legendary ‘Gal Vihar’, an enchanting rock temple of Polonnaruwa, signifying the name it has gained from the beautiful Lord Buddha sculptures carved out of a single granite rock.