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Veherakanda   (also known as Beddagana Kota Vehera ) is an archaeological site located in the village of Beddagana in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. …

Photo credit: Google Street View The Jubilee Post (Sinhala: ජුබිලි කණුව) is a historic monument that is located at the Mirihana Jubilee Kanuwa…

The Appallagoda Ambalama is an old wayside rest in the village of Appallagoda in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are tradit…

Halpe Pattini Devalaya is a Devalaya Shrine dedicated to Pattini, the patron goddess of fertility and health. It is located in the village of Hal…

Pulligoda Galge paintings P ulligoda Galge or Pulligoda Archaeological Site is a rock shelter containing a series of paintings …

Not to be confused with Yodha Wewa (Tissamaharama) Yodha Wewa (lit: Giant's Tank ) (Sinhala: මන්නාරම යෝධ වැව) is a large irrigation tank si…

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 Renagala Ambalama is an old wayside rest in the village of Renagala in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are tradi…

Rathmale Ambalama R athmale Ambalama (Sinhala: රත්මලේ අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Rathmale in Matara Distr…

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. …

The old manor house known as Keppetipola Walawwa (Sinhala: කැප්පෙටිපොළ වලව්ව, මහනුවර) is located on D. S. Senanayake Veediya, Kandy town, Sri Lank…

The old manor house known as Madugalla Walawwa (Sinhala: නුවර මඩුගල්ල වලව්ව) is located on D. S. Senanayake Veediya, Kandy town, Sri Lanka. Bui…

Sirimalwatta Ambalama (Sinhala: සිරිමල්වත්ත අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Sirimalwatta in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The Buddhist…

Daulagala Ambalama (Sinhala: දවුලගල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Daulagala in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History Amb…

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 …

Photo credit: Google street view The tower located in Narapadu in Mannar District, Sri Lanka is an old watchtower built by the Dutch. History…

The Old Nupe Market (Sinhala: මාතර පැරණි නූපේ වෙළඳ ගොඩනැගිල්ල) is a historic building situated in Matara town, Sri Lanka. The building is located…

Maha Saman Devalaya M aha Saman Devalaya (Sinhala: රත්නපුර මහ සමන් දේවාලය) is a Devalaya Shrine dedicated to the god Saman and…

The Buttala iron ore deposit (Sinhala: බුත්තල යකඩ නිධිය) is exposed in the village of Kukurampola, Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. It is located a…

Samangala Aranya Senasanaya ( Samangala forest hermitage ) is a Buddhist temple situated in the village of Samangala in Ampara District, Sri Lanka…