The Carthigasen Memorial is a tombstone memorial located in Ratnapura town, Sri Lanka. It has been erected in memory of the late Mr, S. T. Carthigasen, a district engineer who had sacrificed his life in the 1913 flood occurred in the Ratnaputa …
The Archaeological Museum of Buduruwagala (Sinhala: බුදුරුවගල කෞතුකාගාරය, Tamil: புதுருவாகல நூதனசாலை), Sri Lanka is one of the Regional Museums Administered by the Department of Archaeology . It is situated on the wayside of Wellawaya-Thanamalwil…
The Sun Moon Carved Rock (also known as Ira Handa Gala ) (Sinhala: ඉර හඳ ගල, Tamil: சுரிய சந்திரக் கல்) is a rock with the marks of the Sun & Moon situated in the vicinity of Ganemulla town in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. Located near the…
Henarathgoda Railway Station (Sinhala: හෙනරත්ගොඩ පැරණි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ගම්පහ, Tamil: ஹெனரத்கொட புகையிரத நிலையம்) is one of earliest railway stations in Sri Lanka. It is presently situated in the vicinity of Gampaha Railway Station in the middle …
The Mangalagama Ambalama (Sinhala: මංගලගම අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated near Mangalagama Tempita Viharaya in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by traveling along the Colombo - Kandy main road about 7.2 km distance f…
Deduru Oya Reservoir (Sinhala: දැදුරු ඔය ජලාශය) is a hydroelectric and irrigation reservoir situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka (Samarakoon et al., 2017). Deduru Oya Reservoir Project The Deduru Oya Project is a multipurpose wat…
St. Paul's Church (Sinhala: මහනුවර ශාන්ත පාවුළු දේවස්ථානය) is an Anglican church situated within the premises of Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka. History With the downfall of the Kandyan Kingdom , Sri Lanka fell into the…
The Kumara Pokuna (Sinhala: කුමාර පොකුණ) is a royal bath situated in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. It is located to the southeast of the Council Chamber of Parakramabahu I . History The great chronicle, Mahawamsa records …
Pabalu Vehera is a ruined Buddhist monastery located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. It is located in the south of the main street which starts from the eastern gate. History There is no evidence to prove the exact builder o…
Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Pitakotte in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History Kotte Viharaya was the main religious centre of the Kotte Kingdom during the 15 century and it is …
Sankhapitti Purana Viharaya , also known as Kothalawala temple (Sinhala: කොතලාවල සංඛපිට්ඨි පුරාණ විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Kothalawala village in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is located on the wayside of Kaduwela - Battaramull…
Panasawanarama Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: කොස්පිල්ලෑව පණසවනාරාම පුරාණ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in the village of Kospillewa in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple can be reached by traveling along the Udugampola - Naiwala road ab…
A site with archaeological ruins has been discovered in Palaveli village in Walathapitiya (Tamil: Walathapitty) near Sammanture in Ampara District, Sri Lanka (Sinhala: වලතාපිටිය පලවේලි පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) . Situated near the Walathapitiya Wewa …
Rambadagalla Viharaya , also known as Vidyasagara Piriven Viharaya, Monaragala (Sinhala: රම්බඩගල්ල විද්යාසාගර පිරිවෙන් විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Rambadagalla in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Presently, the temple …
Not to be confused with Lankatilaka Viharaya (Kandy) The Lankatilaka Pilimage / Pilima Geya or Lankatilaka image house (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක පිළිම ගෙය) is a Gedige (vaulted) type image house located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. …
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