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Seated Tara, British Museum

A Statue of Tara  belonging to the 7-8th century is presently preserved in the Hugh Nevill Collection at the British Museum, United Kingdom. Discove…

Manikkavacakar (Colombo National Museum)

The bronze representing Manikkavacakar or Manikka Vachaka Swami (Tamil: மாணிக்கவாசகர்; Sinhala: මාාණික්කවාසගර්), is presently on display in the Ga…

Korawakgala

Korawakgal or Makara Wingstones/ Wingslabs (Sinhala: කොරවක්ගල), erroneously called balustrades, are two stones slabs (plain or decorated) placed o…

Hotel Nippon (Colombo)

Hotel Nippon  (Sinhala: කොළඹ නිපොන් ‌හෝටලය) is a star-class hotel located at No. 123 on Kumaran Ratnam Rd in Slave Island in Colombo District, Sri L…

Anuradhapura Cross

The Anuradhapura Cross (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර කුරුසිය; Tamil: அனுராதபுரச் சிலுவை) which has been engraved on a column fragment is presently on the dis…