. Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions. Natural history -- Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka. ClIAP. 1.] THE PALACE OF POLLANARRUA. 587 rectioiis ])y tlie rending force of the fig trees, whose seeds germinating in the roof, have sent dowii their roots, penetrating the masonry and streaming over tlie walls and terraces as if the wood had been congealed from a state of fluidity. The roof, which consisted of brickwork, has partially fallen in, but several chambers. THE PALACE AT POLLANARRUA. are still entire
. Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions. Natural history -- Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka. ClIAP. 1.] THE PALACE OF POLLANARRUA. 587 rectioiis ])y tlie rending force of the fig trees, whose seeds germinating in the roof, have sent dowii their roots, penetrating the masonry and streaming over tlie walls and terraces as if the wood had been congealed from a state of fluidity. The roof, which consisted of brickwork, has partially fallen in, but several chambers. THE PALACE AT POLLANARRUA. are still entire. From exploring these, however, we were deterred by the heat and the intolerable stench of the bats. Its superior state of preservation leads to the conjecture, that this remarkable structure is of a some- what later date than the reign of Prakrama Bahu. But in addition to this its site and elevation do not cor- respond with the description in the Mahaicanso of the palace erected by him. It stands near the southern extremity of the city, and cannot be said to consist of more than one story, whereas the royal residence of Prakrama was in the centre of Pollanarrua, and was. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
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