Lankatilaka Vihara

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Lankatilaka Vihara is a monumental 12th-century Buddhist temple ruin in Sri Lanka, renowned for its towering brick walls and colossal standing Buddha statue.

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Label Occurrences
Lankatilaka Vihara canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
religious monument
architecturalStyle Sinhalese Buddhist architecture
associatedWith Sinhalese Buddhist monastic tradition
builtDuringPeriod Polonnaruwa period NERFINISHED
builtDuringReignOf Parakramabahu I NERFINISHED
builtInCentury 12th century
contains standing Buddha statue
country Sri Lanka
culturalContext Sri Lankan Buddhist heritage
currentCondition ruin
dedicatedTo Buddha NERFINISHED
denomination Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
era medieval Sri Lanka
function pilgrimage site
place of worship
governingBody Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
hasFeature colossal standing Buddha statue
image house
niche shrines
ornamental doorways
stone stairways
stucco decoration remnants
thick load‑bearing walls
towering brick walls
vaulted interior
heritageStatus part of the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
North Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
stone
near Gal Vihara NERFINISHED
Kiri Vehera (Polonnaruwa) NERFINISHED
Rankoth Vehera NERFINISHED
notableFor massive brick superstructure
monumental scale
one of the tallest image houses in Polonnaruwa
orientation faces east
partOf Polonnaruwa temple complex NERFINISHED
protectionStatus protected monument of Sri Lanka
region Dry Zone of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
statueHeightApprox over 10 meters
tourismType cultural tourism attraction
UNESCOSiteComponentOf Ancient City of Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED

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Ancient City of Polonnaruwa hasStructure Lankatilaka Vihara
Polonnaruwa Kingdom majorReligionSite Lankatilaka Vihara
Polonnaruwa hasPart Lankatilaka Vihara
Kandyan architecture notableExample Lankatilaka Vihara
Kingdom of Gampola hasHeritageSite Lankatilaka Vihara