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Peradeniya Old Railway Station

Peradeniya Railway Station (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය හංදිය දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is one of earliest railway stations in Sri Lanka. History In the 19th century, the British rulers commenced the railway service in Sri Lanka for planters to facilitate …

H.A.K.L. Manjula

Independence Memorial Hall and Museum (Colombo)

The Independence Memorial Hall (Sinhala: නිදහස් අනුස්මරණ ශාලාව/නිදහස් චතුරස්‍රය; Tamil: சுதந்திர சதுக்கம்/இலவச நினைவு மண்டபம்) is a national monument located in the Independence Square in Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. It was erected by the Government of …

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Old Lighthouse and Clock Tower (Colombo)

The Colombo Old Lighthouse & Clock Tower (Sinhala: කොළඹ කොටුව පැරණි ප්‍රදීපාගාරය සහ ඔරලෝසු කණුව; Tamil: கொழும்பு கோட்டை மற்றும் கடிகாரங்கள் போஸ்ட்) is a clock tower and was a lighthouse situated at the junction of Chatham Street and Janadhipa…

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Panavitiya Ambalama

The Panavitiya Ambalama (Sinhala: පනාවිටිය අම්බලම; Tamil: பணாவிட்டிய அம்பலம) is an old wayside rest located in the village of Panavitiya in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. This Ambalama is considered special among other Ambalamas in the country b…

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Giruwa Ambalama

The Giruwa Ambalama (Sinhala: ගිරුවා අම්බලම; Tamil: கிருவா அம்பலம) is an old wayside rest located on the premises of Aluthnuwara Dedimunda Devalaya in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by lo…

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Isinbessagala Viharaya

Purana Ruwangiri Raja Maha Viharaya , popularly known as Isinbessagala Viharaya (Sinhala: ඉසින්බැස්සගල රුවන්ගිරි විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. Folklore According to local people, this temple was …

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Velaikkara Slab Inscription (Polonnaruwa)

The Velaikkara Slab Inscription (Sinhala: වේලක්කාර සෙල්ලිපිය, පොළොන්නරුව; Tamil: பொலநறுவை வேளைக்காரர் கல்வெட்டு) is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka. It is located just next to the Atadage building in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa…

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Kingdom of Kotte

The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය; Tamil: கோட்டை இராச்சியம்) was the fifth kingdom in Sri Lanka that flourished on the island from the 15th to the end of the 16th century (from 1412 A.D. to 1597 A.D.). It is considered the last na…

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