Posts

Thivanka Pilimage (Polonnaruwa)

Thivanka Pilimage / Pilima Geya , or Tivanka image house (Sinhala: තිවංක පිළිම ගෙය) is a Gedige (vaulted) type image house located in the Ancient…

Kayts Island Fort

The Kayts Island Fort (Sinhala: කයිට්ස් දූපත බලකොටුව; Tamil: ஊர்காவற்றுறைக் கோட்டை) is an old Portuguese fort located on the island of Kayts, Jaf…

Ibbagala Raja Maha Viharaya

Ibbagala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: ඉබ්බාගල රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist cave temple located near the Kurunegala ancient palace site in Kurunega…

Aluthgama Kande Viharaya

Not to be confused with Kande Viharaya, Opanayaka and Kande Viharaya, Gorakana Kande Viharaya (Sinhala: අළුත්ගම කන්දෙ විහාරය) is a famous Buddh…

Peradeniya Old Railway Station

Peradeniya Railway Station (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය හංදිය දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is one of earliest railway stations in Sri Lanka. History In the 19t…

Independence Memorial Hall and Museum

Independence Memorial Hall I ndependence Memorial Hall (Sinhala: නිදහස් අනුස්මරණ ශාලාව/නිදහස් චතුරස්‍රය; Tamil: சுதந்திர சதுக்கம…