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Hambantota gallows

Hambantota gallows  is a gallows tree located in the south-eastern tip of Hambantota tower hill area in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. History The gallows was by the British during their colonial rule in Sri Lanka. It is made of an oak pillar w…

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Jetavanarama Monastery (Anuradhapura)

Jethavanaramaya [(also known as Denanaka or Dena Vihara/Dena Vehera ) Nicholas, 1963] (Sinhala: ජේතවනාරාමය; Tamil: ஜேத்தவனராமயா) is an ancient Buddhist monastery situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The colossal Stupa of this monastery is consid…

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Lankatilaka Viharaya (Kandy)

Not to be confused with Lankatilaka Image House (Polonnaruwa) Lankatilaka Viharaya (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය, මහනුවර) is a Buddhist temple built on the Panhalgala rock in the village of Hiyarapitiya in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The hist…

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Logan Sapphire

Logan Sapphire (Sinhala: ලෝගන් නිල් මැණික; Tamil: லோகன் நீலக்கல்) is a world-famous faceted blue sapphire discovered from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan sapphires are typically light to medium blue in color.  The Logan Sapphire is blue in color with very s…

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