Raja Sabhawa of King Parakramabahu
This is the Council Chamber ( Raja Sabahawa) of king Parakaramabahu the
Great( 1153 -1186 AD). This also known as Raja Vaishyabhujanga Mandapaya.
Plan of the Raja Sabhawa of King Parakramabahu
The statue of a lion by the entrance
The Council chamber is 75 feet in length and 33 feet width. The design was done in three tires. The first, lowest level was decorated with row of elephants and the second level with lions. Third an the upper most wall is decorated with Vamana rupa.
Sadakadapahana at the entrance
There are 4 rows with 12 stone pillars in each raw. Each pillar is decorated with carvings. It is believed that the roof supported on the stone pillars probably done with wood and clay tiles.
Carvings done on the columns
You can see a Sadakada pahana belonging to the Polonnaruwa time at the entrance.
Another view of the lion
This structure was undergone some renovation during the Dabadeniya period( 13th century AD).
