Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I

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archaeological site historic building royal audience hall

The Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I is a historic royal audience hall in Sri Lanka’s medieval capital of Polonnaruwa, renowned for its stone-carved architecture and association with King Parakramabahu I’s rule.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Audience Hall of Parakramabahu I 1
Royal Palace of Parakramabahu I 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
royal audience hall ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval Sinhalese architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus preserved ruins ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
culturalSignificance important monument of medieval Sri Lankan monarchy ⓘ
symbol of royal authority of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
era medieval Sri Lanka ⓘ
floorCount 1 ⓘ
governingBody Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature carved balustrades ⓘ
central throne area ⓘ
moonstones at entrances ⓘ
raised stone platform ⓘ
rows of stone columns ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 12th century ⓘ
languageOfName Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient city of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Royal Palace of Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor carved stairways ⓘ
decorative friezes ⓘ
ornate stone pillars ⓘ
stone-carved architecture ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Polonnaruwa archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ancient City of Polonnaruwa" NERFINISHED ⓘ
royal palace complex of Polonnaruwa ⓘ
period Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
region Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism (court culture context) ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor administrative functions ⓘ
royal audiences ⓘ
state councils ⓘ
visitorActivity heritage tourism ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polonnaruwa → hasPart → Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa → hasStructure → Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
Polonnaruwa Kingdom → majorStructure → Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Palace of Parakramabahu I
Polonnaruwa Kingdom → majorStructure → Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Audience Hall of Parakramabahu I