Courts View Hotel
Photo credit: Google Street View Courts View Hotel is a private house situated near the Matala Fort in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Although this is said to have been built during the Dutch Period of Sri Lanka (1658-1796 A.D.), English architectural features are also visible on the building (Bohingamuwa, 2005). The building This two-storied building is said to be the tallest building in the area until recent times (Bohingamuwa, 2005). In front of the building is a porch and its roof is held by round-shaped columns. The porch provides access to a doubled columned open verandah with
timber lattice between the columns. There is timber/concrete grillwork below this
latticework (Bohingamuwa, 2005). Inside the house, a carved timber staircase, built in the zaal is found (Bohingamuwa, 2005). The windows and the doors are made of timber and timber-framed panels with carvings are found on
both the upper part of the doors and windows (Bohingamuwa, 2005). References 1) Bohingamuwa, W., 2005. Prel…
