Carved stone pillar and entrance at the end of the second stairway, Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka.

Carved stone pillars at the end of the second stairway.

Artistry in stone in the top of the granite door-post at the end of the second stairway.

Yapahuwa, second stairway, Sri Lanka.

The 'Chinese lion'

The 'Gaja singha' a mythical beast with the head of an elephant and the body of a lion. This signified wisdom of the elephant and the courage of a lion with unmatched strength.

A terrace near the second stairway.