Stairways and doorway made of granite, Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

The stairways and doorway leading on to the top of the rock at Isuruminiya.

Stone pillars, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

In the absence of the technology of the use of concrete and the concept of an arch support, pillars for dwellings were chiseled from granite in the 2nd Century BC in Sri Lanka. Granite was available in plenty and was the raw material used. The picture shows some granite pillars at Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.