Kurukuttala Ambalama
Kurukuttala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Kurukuttala Ambalama , also known as Aladuwaka Ambalama , Rammalaka Ambalama or Mathgamuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: කුරුකුත්තල, අලදූවක, රම්මලක, මාත්ගමුව අම්බලම), is an old wayside rest situated in Mathgamuwa village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Ambalama Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to accommodate
wayfarers who were travelling to distant places. They were also used as a
place for people to gather, hold meetings and serve as a public place
in society. During the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, Ambalamas were
spread all over the country. The Kurukuttala Ambalama is one such structure constructed during the Kandyan Period for the usage of passengers who travelled along the Tumpane-Gampola road that fell through Kadugannawa (Dasanayaka, 2018; Rajapakse, 2016). The structure The square-shaped (6.55 m in length and width) Kurukuttala Ambalama shows the architectural features of the Kandyan Period (Rajapakse, 2016). Th…
