Polonnaruwa District
Thamankaduwa Divisional Secretariat
Nishshankamallapura

Gal Vihara

The Gal Vihara, and known originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city Polonnaruwa, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, now present-day , in .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: rock temple of the Buddha in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Gal Viharaya” and “Uttararama”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rankoth Vehera and Hatadage.

Buddhist temple
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is a located in the ancient city of in . The stupa was built by Nissanka Malla of Polonnaruwa, who ruled the country from 1187 to 1196. is situated 1 km south of Gal Vihara.

Buddhist temple
is an ancient relic shrine in the city of , . It was built by King Nissanka Malla, and had been used to keep the Relic of the tooth of the Buddha. is situated 2 km south of Gal Vihara.

Ruins
The is a 12th-century step pyramid in the northeast corner of the archaeological complex of in . It is believed to be a because it is in a Buddhist environment. is situated 2 km south of Gal Vihara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polonnaruwa and Giritale.

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Poḷonnaruwa, also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of in .

Town
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is a small city in the of . The location has tourist attraction due its nature and close link with Polonnaruwa, an ancient capital of Sri Lanka. is situated 10 km northwest of Gal Vihara.

Gal Vihara

Latitude
7.96608° or 7° 57′ 58″ north
Longitude
81.00494° or 81° 0′ 18″ east
Open location code
6MV3X283+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 567018152
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q5517744
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Thai—“Gal Vihara” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gal Vihara”
  • Dutch: “Gal Vihara”
  • Dutch: “Gal Viharaya”
  • Dutch: “Uttararama”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جال فيهارا”
  • French: “Gal Vihara”
  • Hebrew: “גאל ויהארה”
  • Hindi: “गल विहार”
  • Japanese: “ガル・ヴィハーラ”
  • Korean: “갈비하라 사원”
  • Malayalam: “ഗൾ വിഹാര”
  • Sinhala: “ගල් විහාරය”
  • Tamil: “கல் விகாரை”
  • Thai: “กัลวิหาร”
  • Thai: “คัลวิหาร”

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Highlights include Ancient Auditorium and Kiri Vehera.

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