The later 4 include two statues of Hindu gods, god Vishnu and god Ganesh. There are total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of gods and goddesses. This paintings and statues are related to Buddha and his life. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain statues and paintings. There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding. The rock towers 160 m (525 ft) over the surrounding plains. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. This site is situated 148 km (92 mi) east of Colombo and 72 km (45 mi) north of Kandy. (also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla) is a world heritage site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. On 26 December 2004 the city was devastated by the massive Boxing Day tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that occurred 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi) away, off the coast of Indonesia. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British, who developed the harbor at Colombo. Galle was known as Gimhathiththa (although Ibn Batuta in the 14th century refers to it as Qali) before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Galle ( / ˈ ɡ ɔː l/ Sinhala: ගාල්ල,, Tamil: காலி) is a town situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km (74 mi) from Colombo. Central Highlands was added to the list in 2010 and qualified because of its biodiversity. This site comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest. The moats and walls that surround the lower palace are still exquisitely beautiful. The upper palace on the top of the rock includes cisterns cut into the rock that still retain water. Sufficient remains to provide the visitor with a stunning insight into the ingenuity and creativity of its builders. The site is both a palace and a fortress. The Sigiriya site has the remains of an upper Sky Palace sited on the flat top of the rock, a mid-level terrace that includes the Lion Gate and the Mirror Wall and the Sigiriya Frescoes, the lower palace that clings to the slopes below the rock, and the moats, walls and gardens that extend for some hundreds of metres out from the base of the rock. Sigiriya, considered by some as the eighth wonder of the world, consists of an ancient castle used by King Kashyapa of the 5th century AD. Today the ancient city of Polonnaruwa remains one of the best planned archeological relic sites in the country, standing testimony to the discipline and greatness of the kingdom's first rulers. The capital was then shifted to Dambadeniya. They also went on to form more intimate matrimonial alliances with stronger South Indian Kingdoms, until these matrimonial links superseded the local royal lineage and gave rise to the Kalinga invasion by King Magha in 1214 and the eventual passing of power into the hands of a Pandyan King following the Arya Chakrawarthi invasion of Sri Lanka in 1284. However, with the exception of his immediate successor, Nissankamalla I, all other monarchs of Polonnaruwa were slightly weak-willed and rather prone to picking fights within their own court. The city Polonnaruwa was also called as Jananathamangalam during the short Chola reign. While Vijayabahu's victory and shifting of Kingdoms to the more strategic Polonnaruwa is considered significant, the real Polonnaruwa Hero of the history books is actually his grandson, Parakramabahu I. The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 CE to reunite the country once more under a local leader.