Introduction
An inscription found on the stone slab at the upper level of the flight of steps
of the building identifies the building as Raja Vaishyabhujanga Mandapa, The council
chamber of king Parakramabahu the Great (1153 – 1186 A.D.) It has three consecutive
tiers faced with decorated stone tablets. The roof supported on stone pillars of
the upper most tiers probably had wooden members and covered with clay tiles. The
investigations have revealed that the present form of the building may have been
a result of a renovation probably during the Dambadeniya period (13th century A.D.)
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