Monuments & Carving · Polonnaruwa period

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

Polonnaruwa District

Polonnaruwa Vatadage
Simon Frost · CC BY-SA 2.0

A circular relic house of the twelfth century, built to shelter a small stupa and generally regarded as the finest surviving example of the form.

Concentric stone terraces rise to the platform, with four entrances at the cardinal points, each with its own moonstone and guardstones and each leading to a seated Buddha. The stone screen and the carving on the balustrades are exceptionally well preserved.

Location

7.9475° N, 81.0009° E

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