Pitakotte Gal Ambalama Pitakotte Gal Ambalama (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ ගල් අම්බලම) is a stone doss-house located in Pita-Kotte in Colombo District, Sri Lanka.
History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to accommodate
wayfarers who were travelling to distant places. They were also used as a place for people to gather, hold meetings and serve as a public place in society. During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, Ambalamas were spread all over the country. The Ambalama at Pitakotte junction is one such structure built during the period of the Kingdom of Kotte and at the time it served as a resting or waiting place for the outside visitors who came to the capital and to the famous Buddhist temple, Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya (Dasanayaka, 2018.).
The structure
The structure is today standing aside the Kotte road at the Pitakotte junction. It is about 12 feet in height, 20 feet in length, and 15 feet in width (Manathunga, 2016; Wijewardana et al., 2011). The roof seems to be completely renovated …
