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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lankatilaka Vihara canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.