Gal Vihara or Rock Temple   is a  Buddhist Temple in  Polonnaruwa  which is UNESCO World Heritage Site.   Gal Vihara statues are still in complete preservation with their irresistible charm. The sculptors of Gal Vihara were of greater skill and expertise in the art of stone sculpture in Sri Lanka. The images at Gal Vihara have brought about higher level of awakening in the observers with respect of Buddhist art in Sri Lanka.Gal Vihara   is a cave complex, about 27 meters in length and 10 meters in height at the centre and sloping towards the ends, with sculptures carved on the solid rock in four shrines. Gal Vihara consists of four cave shrines with sculptures hallowed out of a granite rock. Though the brick walls of the four shrines had collapsed centuries ago, the foundations still remain for you to witness.