Introduction
This Vatadage at Medirigiriya is built on a small rock. The entrance to this is
on the northern side. At the bottom of the staircase is a massive stone frame. This
is 9’9” feet tall and 4’9” feet in breath. After climbing 27 stone steps you come
to a resting area. Thereafter there are 4 more steps to reach the Stupa house. Around
the Stupa house is a stone wall which is about one meter in height. On the four
sides are four beautifully carved Buddha statues in the seating position. In the
centre there has been the Stupa which is in ruins today. The roof of the Stupa house
has been built on three concentric circles of stone pillars most of which still
can be seen in the original state. The inner most circle of 16 pillars are 17 feet
in height and the other two circles are 16 and 9 feet in height and 20 and 32 in
numbers respectively. There are many opinions of what the roof would have looked
like by many archaeologists. Some even believe there never has been a roof considering
the sizes and the number of pillars. Anyway this site remains a one of the best
examples of local craftsmanship of the ancient Sri Lanka.
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