The Kantale Stone Seat Inscription of King Nissankamalla (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර කෞතුකාගාරයේ නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජුගේ කන්තලේ ගල් ආසන ලිපිය) is presently on the display at the Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum , Sri Lanka. The seat The stone seat was di…
Rambukkana Railway Station (Sinhala: රඹුක්කන දුම්රිය ස්ථානය; Tamil: ரம்புக்கனை புகையிரத நிலையம்) is a railway station on the Mail Line situated in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is the one and the only station in the Kegalle District Located …
Whist Bungalow or Pradeepa Hall (Sinhala: විස්ට් බංගලාව) is a 19th-century mansion located in Modara (Mutwal) in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History This bungalow is said to have been built in 1804 by Henry Augustus Marshall (1776-1841), a Brit…
The Old Parliament Building (Sinhala: කොළඹ පැරණි පාර්ලිමේන්තු ගොඩනැගිල්ල; Tamil: பழைய நாடாளுமன்றக் கட்டடம், கொழும்பு) is located at No. 125 on Lotus Road in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. Constructed in 1930, the building was the seat of the Legislati…
St. Lucia's Cathedral (Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර; Tamil: புனித லூசியா பேராலயம்) is a Roman Catholic church situated at No. 119, Bon Jean Rd in Kotahena in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Named after the Virgin and Martyr Saint Lu…
Colombo National Saving Bank Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) National Saving Bank Building is located at No. 70 on Chatham Street in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. The building, presently occupied by the National Saving Bank (NSB), is b…
Swarts House Site (Photo credit: Google Street View) The Swarts House Site is located at No. 17 on Mudalige Mawatha in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. Histroy The present building at the site stands on the spot of a Dutch house that once belonged to…
State Bank of India Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) State Bank of India Building is located at No. 25 on Mudalige Mawatha in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. The building, presently occupied by the State Bank of India, is believed to be t…
Colombo YMBA Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) YMBA Building is located at No. 44/9 on Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. The YMBA (Young Men's Buddhist Association) was established in 1898 as one of the k…
Dekinda Forest Reserve is a hill rainforest located near Balana town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Extending in an area of 40 ha, the forest is bordered by tea plantations and home gardens (Wijesundara & Wijesundara, 2014). Since colonial times…
Colombo Walker Sons Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) Walker Sons & Co Ltd Building is located at No. 63 on Church Street in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. The building is believed to have been built during the British colonial period…
Colombo HSBC Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) HSBC Building is located at No. 24 on Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha, in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. The building is the head office of HSBC Bank. Constructed during the British colonial pe…
The ITC Colombo One is an ongoing mixed-use development project comprising two skyscrapers connected by a sky bridge situated by Galle Face Green and Beira Lake in Colombo City, Sri Lanka. It is the first project in Sri Lanka by WelcomHotels Lanka…
The Colombo City Centre or CCC (Sinhala: කලම්බු සිටි සෙන්ටර්) is a mixed-use development project comprising a 47-storey skyscraper situated by Beira Lake in Colombo City, Sri Lanka. The project began as a USD 180 million joint venture between the…
Yan Oya (Sinhala: යාන් ඔය) is a seasonal low-order river streaming through the northeastern region of Sri Lanka. Approximately 142 km long, it is the 5th longest river in the country (Seenithamby & Nandalal, 2021). It originates in the hilly ar…
Ataviragollewa Pillar Inscription (Photo credit: Google Street View) The Ataviragollewa Pillar Inscription (Sinhala: ඇටවීරගොල්ලෑව ටැම් ලිපිය) is a 10th-century pillar inscription situated in Ataviragollewa village in Anuradhapura District, Sri …
The Olde Empire Hotel is a star-class heritage hotel situated next to Queens' Hotel in Kandy Ancient City , Sri Lanka. History The hotel building is said to have been constructed in 1857 and the hotel was owned by the Fernando family since…
St. Sylvester's College (Sinhala: මහනුවර ශාන්ත සිල්වෙස්තර විද්යාලය) is a government boys' school situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka. History The school was established on 1 November 1940 as a Catholic school (Abeyawardana, 2004). The first p…
Colombo Bank of Ceylon Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) BOC Building is located at No. 48 on Bristol Street in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. The building was used as the Chamber of Commerce in the early 20th century, while the upper flo…
Good Shepherd Convent (Sinhala: යහපත් එඬේරාගේ කන්යාරාමය, කොළඹ) a semi-government Catholic girls' school located at No. 6 on Bonjean Rd in Kotahena in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History Established on 1 May 1869, the school began functioni…
St. Peter's Church (Sinhala: කොළඹ ශාන්ත පීතර දේවස්ථානය) is situated at No. 32, Church Rd in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. It was originally part (the banquet hall) of the Dutch Governor's residence and was first used for divine service in 1804 …
Maradana Technology College (Photo credit: Google Street View) Maradana College of Technology (Sinhala: මරදාන කාර්මික විද්යාලය) is located at No. 557 on Olcott Mawatha in Maradana, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is considered the oldest techn…
Hulftsdorp Court Complex (Photo credit: Google Street View) The Hulftsdorp Court Complex is a large courthouse complex located in Hulftdorp in Colombo District, Sri Lanka, housing various courts of the country's judicial system. The court …
Gordon Gardens (Sinhala: ගෝර්ඩන් උද්යානය) is a non-public park attached to the President's House in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. History The park was originally an open ground with a cemetery at the time of the Portuguese arrival on the islan…
Colombo Hunter Building (Photo credit: Google Street View) Hunter Building (Sinhala: කොළඹ හන්ටර් ගොඩනැගිල්ල) is located at No. 130 on Main Street in Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the main showroom of Hunter & Company PLC, a retail compa…
The old Colombo Kachcheri Building (Sinhala: කොළඹ පැරණි කච්චේරිය) is located on the present Colombo Divisional Secretariat premises on Dam Street near Pettah Methodist Church in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. The word Kachcheri (or District Secr…
Munsoor Building is located at No. 120 on Main Street in Pettah in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Constructed in the 20th century, the building displays Neoclassical architectural features bearing Art Deco influences (Welandawe & Weerasinghe, 2016). Pr…
Grand Oriental Hotel (GOH) (Sinhala: කොළඹ ග්රෑන්ඩ් ඔරියන්ටල් හෝටලය) is a star-class colonial hotel situated at No. 2, York Street in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. It is considered to be the first modern-style hotel built in Asia (Manathunga, 2016; Raj…
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