Dutch Reformed Church of Galle

Dutch Reformed Church of Galle

The Dutch Reformed Church, with gables on the eastern and western walls, but no tower, was completed in 1755. It is similar in style to the ones in Negapatnam and Cochin in India, even including the walls. It is built on the site of an earlier Portuguese convent. Around the church and within the walls is a small graveyard.

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Yakkalamulla Polpagoda Ambalama (යක්කලමුල්ල පොල්පාගොඩ අම්බලම)

Yakkalamulla Polpagoda Ambalama (යක්කලමුල්ල පොල්පාගොඩ අම්බලම)

The Yakkalamulla Polpagoda Ambalama is made of brick and mortar with a half wall traversing around the building. Nine brick walls supports the roof the building. The roof is tiled using Gam-Ulu, Semi Cylindrical Clay Tiles. If you are traveling via the Southern Expressway, you can take the Imaduwa Exit and proceed towards the Imaduwa town. From there, take a left turn towards Polpagoda and cover a distance of approximately 7.4 km to reach your destination with ease.

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Edward's Pillar (Unawatuna Survey Tower) in Galle

Burton’s Pillar (Rumassala Survey Tower) in Galle (ගාල්ල රූමස්සල පැරණි බර්ටන් මිනුම් කුළුණ)

A survey tower on the Unawatuna Rumassala Hill has been called as Edward’s Pillar, Galle Tower in the past by various authors. The tower under discussion is called Burton’s Pillar obviously due the inscription at the foot of the pillar. This survey tower is obviously built by W. Burton in 1875 of the Public Works Department which is now called Survey Department of Sri Lanka as per the carving on the bottom.

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Shailabembaramaya Viharaya at Dodanduwa

Shailabembaramaya Viharaya at Dodanduwa (දොඩන්දූව ශෛලබිම්බාරාමය මහා විහාරය)

This ancient Dodanduwa Shailabembaramaya temple is located close to a 103 km post along the Galle – Colombo main road near the Dodanduwa Railway Station. Considered as the base for Sri Kalyanawamsa Chapter, this temple was built in the early 19th century. Around A.D.1819 a small Image House was built, then added a “Sanghavasa (Priests’…

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