| Type of monument |
: Type III Temple (Zedi
Pauk Gu) |
| Location |
: North of Minnanthu |
| Region |
: Minnanthu |
| Built by |
: Thambulla |
| Date |
: A.D 1255 |
| Monument Number |
: 482 |
Thambulla Temple was builted by Queen Thambulla, the wife of King
Uzana during 1255.
The monument is a square type and is decorated
with faded jataka frescoes. On the eastern wall of the southern
transept is an apparently secular painting of a boat race.
BUDDHA IMAGE INSIDE THE TEMPLE AND THE
BEAUTIFUL STUCCOS
LAYOUT PLAN

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