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Kantale Stone Seat Inscription of Nissankamalla

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…

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Old Parliament Building (Colombo)

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…

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YMBA Building (Colombo Fort)

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…

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Dekinda Forest Reserve

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…

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ITC Colombo One

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…

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Colombo City Centre

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…

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Yan Oya

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…

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Ataviragollewa Pillar Inscription

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 …

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Good Shepherd Convent (Colombo)

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…

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Maradana Technology College

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…

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Hunter Building (Colombo)

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…

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Colombo Old Kachcheri

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…

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