Varies from the usual Buddhist Architecture. It is one of the most symbolic structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa. Two great walls, each with a thickness of 4metre and height of 17 metre form a narrow aisle leading to a very impressive, although a headless Buddha statue still stands, over 14 metre in height built by King Parakramabahu the Great, the shrine is a definite deviation from Buddhist architecture: instead of the abstract symbolism of the Dagoba the attention is focused on the giant figure of the Buddha, which fill up the entire space in the shrine.