George Wall Memorial Fountain in Colombo

George Wall Memorial Fountain in Colombo (ජෝර්ජ් වෝල් අනුස්මරණ වතුර මල)

George Wall was born on December 22, 1820, in North Shields, Northumberland, England, and relocated to Ceylon in 1846, drawn by its favourable climate. He assumed the role of acting manager at the Ceylon Plantation Company in Kandy. Wall continued his tenure with the company until 1854, at which point he founded his own enterprise, George Wall and Company

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0 Mile Post at Double Cutting on Norton - Maskeliya Road

0 Mile Post at Double Cutting on Norton – Maskeliya Road (නොර්ටන් මස්කෙළිය මාර්ගයේ 0 සැතපුම් කනුව)

According to folklore, this Zero Milepost lies in the centre of the island. If you draw a vertical line between Point Pedro and Dondra Head and a horizontal line between Colombo and Sangaman Kanda, it is said that this Zero Mile Post lies at the intersection. However, with the advent of digital maps, it clearly can be seen this is not so. However, the vertical line runs very close to this point.

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Jubilee Post : Commemorating Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Jubilee Post : Commemorating Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria (නුගේගොඩ ජුබිලි කනුව)

The Jubilee Post pillar was installed in 1837 in honour of Queen Victoria who visited the island. This post is approximately 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high and is fixed to a rectangular base, 52 cm (20 in) by 34 cm (13 in) and 26 cm (10 in) tall. The inscriptions are found on 5 sides of the post which are in English and Sinhalese. A carving of the crown has been at the top of the pillar but this part is currently not found today.

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7th Mile Post at St. Thomas Collage Mount Lavinia

7th Mile Post at St. Thomas Collage Mount Lavinia (ගල්කිස්ස සා. තෝමස් විදුහල අසල පැරණි 7 වන සැතපුම් කනුව)

In the main Galle Road, the distance has been measured from the King’s House (the President’s House today). The 7th Mile Post of the Galle Road is found not on the Galle Road, but in front of St. Thomas Collage in Mount Lavinia, near its car park.

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1st Mile Post at Galle Face Taj Samudra Hotel

1st Mile Post at Galle Face Taj Samudra Hotel (ගාලු මුවදොර ටාජ් සමුද්‍ර හෝටලය ඉදිරිපස 1 වන සැතපුම් කණුව)

The post is made of stone in a triangular prism shape positioned upright. There are carvings on 2 sides. It reads “1 Mile from the King’s House” and the other side reads “This road made AD 1814”. This milepost stands right at the centre of the main entrance of Taj Samudra Hotel today.

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The stone Buddha statue at Kshetrarama Maha Vihara, Sri Lanka

Lakshapathiya Kshetrarama Maha Viharaya (ලක්ෂපතිය ක්ෂේත්‍රාරාම මහා විහාරය)

Kshetrarama Maha Viharaya at Lakshapathiya was established in 1829 by the chief monk, Ven. Weligama Sri Sumanatissa Thero. He resided at the Saranapala Maha Vihara in Walana during that period. Notable among the archaeological interests and monuments of the Vihara are the old Buddha shrine, the Seema Malakaya, and the Bhikkhu dwellings.

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