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Alahana Pirivena: A Monastic university complex
extending over more than eighty hectares erected
by King Parakramabahu I in the 12th Century.
Demala Maha Seya: (The Great Tamil Dagoba) A
Dagoba that King Parakramabahu wanted to build in
Polonnaruwa using South Indian prisoners of war to
surpass the mighty Ruwanvelisaya of Anuradhapura
but was never completed.
Galpotha: (The Stone-book) A huge stone
inscription of King Nissankamalla (12th Century)
on a granite block measuring 8 metres in length
and 4.3 metres in width recording among other
things the King's invasion of India.
Hatadage: A relic chamber built by King Parakramabahu I to house the sacred Tooth Relic.
Hindu Shirines: Remains of Hindu Shrines
dedicated to God Shiva built during the Chola
occupation of Polonnaruwa in the 10th century.
Kiri Vehera: The best preserved dagoba in
Polonnaruwa built in the 12th Century by Queen
Subhadda one of the wives of King Parakramabahu,
where the original plaster is still intact.
Lankatillake: A large Buddha image house with a collosal Buddha image built by King Parakramabahu.
Lotus Pond:
A stone pond built in the shape of a lotus flower
in eight parallel tiers probably to provide
seating to the monks while bathing.
Nissanka Latha Mandapa: A stone structure with
pillars built in the shape of floral stems
constructed by King Nissankamalla (12th century)
to listen to the chanting of Pirith (recital of
Buddhist scriptures) by the monks .
Ronkoth Vehara: A fairly well preserved large dagoba built by King Parakramabahu emulating the
Ruwanvelisaya of Anuradhapura.
Sathmahal Prasada:
An unidentified edifice getting the name from its
seven stories.
Vata-da-ge: A circular relic chamber built
enclosing a dagoba that had been a popular
architectural style in ancient Sri Lanka.
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