Monday, October 1, 2012

Gadalaadeniya Temple, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.

A door-frame made of decorated granite.
A lotus pond
It has been claimed that wood-working and wooden furniture was introduced into Sri Lanka by the Portuguese only in the 16th Century of the Present Era. Almost all the old buildings have roof supports of pillar-shaped granite. The doorways and windows had frames from granite.

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