Katu Seya
Katu Seya Katuseya (Sinhala: මිහින්තලය කටුසෑය) is an old Stupa located in the premises of Mihintale Monastery in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History It is believed that the smithy implements and the tools used in the constructio…
Katu Seya Katuseya (Sinhala: මිහින්තලය කටුසෑය) is an old Stupa located in the premises of Mihintale Monastery in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History It is believed that the smithy implements and the tools used in the constructio…
Keerimalai Pond (Tamil: கீரிமலை நீரூற்று; Sinhala: කීරිමලේ පොකුණ), also known as Mongoose-hill Pond or Mugati Kanda Pokuna , is a bathing pond located in close proximity to the Keerimalai beach in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The ancient Nagule…
Sangilian Thoppu/Sangiliyan Thoppu , also called Sangilian Facade , Cankilian Thoppu or Poothathamby Walaivu (Tamil: சங்கிலித்தோப்பு; Sinhala: සංගිලියන් තෝප්පු) is an old arch situated in Nallur in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. The arch is locat…
Sri Saddharmagupta Piriven Viharaya is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Dombawala in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple can be reached by traveling along the Udugampola-Divulapitiya road about 700 m distance from the Udugampola r…
Nachchaduwa Wewa ( Naccaduwa ) (Sinhala: නාච්චාදූව වැව) is a reservoir situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, and is owned by the Department of Irrigation. The reservoir is considered as one of the earliest irrigation works in the country. His…
The National Museum of Ratnapura , Sri Lanka is one of the Museums Administered by the Department of National Museums . It has been established in an old mansion building known as Ehelepola Walawwa . Archaeological discoveries of the pre-histori…
The National Museum of Kandy , Sri Lanka is one of the Museums Administered by the Department of National Museums . Presently, the museum has a large collection of artefacts (approximately 4000 items) mainly representing the subject areas of histo…
Dighavapi Viharaya or Deeghavapi Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: දීඝවාපිය විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The colossal Stupa of this temple is believed to be built to mark the spot where Buddha seated…
Not to be confused with Somawathi Stupa, Polonnaruwa The ancient Buddhist monastery complex which is popularly known as Dambulla Somawathi Stupa (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල සෝමාවතී ස්තූපය) is located in Matale District, Sri Lanka. The site is situated w…
Neelagiriseya , Neelagiriya Maha Seya or Neelagiri Dagoba (Sinhala: නීලගිරිසෑය) is an ancient gigantic Stupa located in the woods of the Lahugala-Kitulana National Park in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. History Archaeological evidence h…
Kshetrarama Maha Viharaya , also known as Kekirideniya Pansala , is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Lakshapathiya in Moratuwa, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History Kshetrarama temple was established in 1829, by the chief monk …
Oluvil lighthouse is one of lighthouses in the country. It is located in the coastal village of Oluvil on the southeastern shore of Sri Lanka. Construction The feasibility studies for the development of Oluvil port were done during the …
Vallipuram Gold Plate , also called Vallipurama Ran Sannasa , (Sinhala: වල්ලිපුරම් රන්පත) is a small sheet of gold, containing an inscription written in the Old Sinhalese language (Dias et al., 2016; Paranavitana, 1983). It was discovered in a Hin…
Abhaya Wewa or Abhayavapi , also known as Basawakkulama Wewa (Sinhala: අභය වැව, බසවක්කුලම වැව, අභයවාපි), is an old tank located in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History According to historical sources such as Mahawamsa (Chap:10, v.8…
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