Polonnaruwa Vatadage Vatadage , lit: Circular Relic-House (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව වටදාගෙය), is a ruined circular-shaped building located in the Puja Chathurasraya (the Sacred Quadrangle) premises in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. History Since chronicles have mentioned that King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.)
built a round relic house in Polonnaruwa, it can be said that this building was initially used as the Temple of the Tooth Relic . However, according to Gal Potha
and Hetadage Portico Slab Inscriptions , King Nissankamalla (1187-1196 A.D.) built a structure called Ratnagiri Vata-geya
(the present Vatadage) along with two other buildings named Dalada-geya (the
Tooth-relic house) and Nissanka Latha Mandapaya
(Nicholas, 1963; Wikramagamage, 2004; Wickremasinghe, 1928). Therefore, it is assumed that the round relic house that was originally built by Parakramabahu I was later renovated or reconstructed to the present state by his successor Nissankamalla. Inscriptions A pillar inscription that was…
