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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  • Buddhist temple
  • Description: rock temple of the Buddha in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as
    “Gal Viharaya”
    “Uttararama”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rankoth Vehera and Hatadage.
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is a located in the ancient city of in . is situated 1 km south of Gal Vihara.
is an ancient relic shrine in the city of , . is situated 2 km south of Gal Vihara.
The is a 12th-century step pyramid… 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…
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is a small city in the of . is situated 10 km northwest of Gal Vihara.

Gal Vihara

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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”
  • Shan: “ၵႃးလ် ဝိႁႃႇရ”
  • 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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