Veherakanda (also known as Beddagana Kota Vehera ) is an archaeological site located in the village of Beddagana in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History During the Dutch period (1658-1796 A.D.), this site was used as a church cemetery.…
Photo credit: Google Street View The Jubilee Post (Sinhala: ජුබිලි කණුව) is a historic monument that was located at the Mirihana Jubilee Kanuwa junction on the Nugegoda - Pitakotte road (B120) in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History T…
The Appallagoda Ambalama is an old wayside rest in the village of Appallagoda in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to accommodate wayfarers who were travelling to distant places…
Halpe Pattini Devalaya is a Devalaya Shrine dedicated to Pattini, the patron goddess of fertility and health. It is located in the village of Halpe in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling along the Bandarawela - Bad…
Pulligoda Galge or Pulligoda Archaeological site is a rock shelter containing a series of paintings depicting the great tradition of the art of the Anuradhapura Period . It is located about 3 km south of the Dimbulagala Raja Maha Viharaya in P…
Not to be confused with Yodha Wewa (Tissamaharama) Yodha Wewa (lit: Giant's Tank ) (Sinhala: මන්නාරම යෝධ වැව) is a large irrigation tank situated in Mannar District, Sri Lanka. History The tank presently known as Yodha Wewa is believ…
Naimmana Tamil Slab Inscription of Parakramabahu VI is one of the Tamil inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It is now on display at the Stone Gallery of the Colombo National Museum . It records a grant of fields in Naimmana village (in Matara District)…
The Renagala Ambalama is an old wayside rest in the village of Renagala in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to accommodate wayfarers who were travelling to distant place…
The Rathmale Ambalama (Sinhala: රත්මලේ අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Rathmale in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to accommodate wayfarers who were trave…
The Baobab tree located on Delft island, Jaffna District (Sinhala: ඩෙල්ෆ් බයෝබැබ් ගස) is believed to be one of the oldest trees in Sri Lanka. Baobab in Sri Lanka Baobab ( Adansonia digitata L. ) is not a native to Sri Lanka but several …
The old manor house known as Keppetipola Walawwa (Sinhala: කැප්පෙටිපොළ වලව්ව, මහනුවර) is located on D. S. Senanayake Veediya, Kandy town, Sri Lanka. Building The two storied building presently owned by Kandy Buddhist Association is the …
The old manor house known as Madugalla Walawwa (Sinhala: නුවර මඩුගල්ල වලව්ව) is located on D. S. Senanayake Veediya, Kandy town, Sri Lanka. Building The two storied Walawwa building is well preserved. Presently, it is used as a furniture…
Sirimalwatta Ambalama (Sinhala: සිරිමල්වත්ත අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Sirimalwatta in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The Buddhist temple Sirimalwatta Raja Maha Viharaya is located near this Ambalama. History Ambalama…
Daulagala Ambalama (Sinhala: දවුලගල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Daulagala in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to accommodate wayfarers who were travelling…
The National Museum of Galle , Sri Lanka is one of the Museums Administered by the Department of National Museums . It has been established in an old Dutch building located in the Galle Fort (Abeyawardana, 2004; Embuldeniya & Karunarathna, 2…
Photo credit: Google street view The tower located in Narapadu in Mannar District, Sri Lanka is an old watchtower built by the Dutch. History During the period between 1658-1796, most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka were controlled b…
The Old Nupe Market (Sinhala: මාතර පැරණි නූපේ වෙළඳ ගොඩනැගිල්ල) is a historic building situated in Matara town, Sri Lanka. The building is located at the Nupe junction on Nilwala Bypass road about 2 km distance from the Matara Bus station. His…
Maha Saman Devalaya (Sinhala: රත්නපුර මහ සමන් දේවාලය) is a Devalaya Shrine dedicated to the god Saman and situated in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling along the Ratnapura - Panadura road about 3.5 km from Rat…
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