Meditation Hall

Meditation Hall is a Buddhist temple in Devanampiyathissapura, Nuwaragam Palatha Central Divisional Secretariat, North Central Province. Meditation Hall is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Shri Gnnanathilakaramaya, as well as near the reservoir Tissa Wewa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and Tissa Wewa.

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred Bo tree located in the Mahamewuna Garden, within the historic UNESCO World Heritage City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is situated 2½ km east of Meditation Hall.

Tissa Wewa

Reservoir

Tissa Wewa, an artificial reservoir, was built by Devanampiya Tissa in order to increase the water supply to his capital city of Anuradhapura. Only Panda Wewa and Abhaya Wewa are older.

Anuradhapura Museum

Museum

Photo: Lankapic, CC BY 2.5.

Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum is the oldest and the largest museum belonging to the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Museum is situated 2 km east of Meditation Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anuradhapura.

Anuradhapura

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Anuradhapura is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District.

Meditation Hall

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
Location: Devanampiyathissapura, Nuwaragam Palatha Central Divisional Secretariat, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

8.3486° or 8° 20′ 55″ north

Longitude

80.37344° or 80° 22′ 24″ east

Open location code

6MW289XF+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 632760014

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Highlights include Shri Gnnanathilakaramaya and Dhammachethiya Mahamevna Monastery.

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