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Kotte Gal Ambalama at Pitakotte Junction

Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama (පිටකෝට්ටේ ගල් අම්බලම)

The Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama is a significant historical wayside rest hall located at the Pita Kotte junction in Sri Lanka. It serves as a rare surviving architectural relic from the Kotte Kingdom (14th–16th century), specifically associated with the reign of King Parakramabahu VI.

Colombo Arulmihu Sivasubramania Swami Kovil

Arulmihu Sivasubramania Swami Kovil in Colombo

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Arulmihu Sivasubramania Swami Kovil has a long history of about 125 years and was built to worship Lord Muruga, otherwise known as God Kataragama.

Tomb of Alakeshwara - remains of 2 rectangular kabook brick structures

Alakeshwara Archaeological Site at Pittakotte – Tomb or Palace? (පිටකෝට්ටේ අලකේශ්වර සොහොන)

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Believed to be the place of burial of the founder of Kotte Kingdom, the Tomb of Alakeshwara can be easily reached through the Alakeshwara road on the Pittakotte road.

Oldest Breadfruit Tree in Galle (ගාලු කොටුවේ ලංකාවේ පැරණිම දෙල් ගස)
Sri Lanka’s oldest introduced breadfruit tree (rata del) stands at Galle Fort's Akersloot Bastion. Brought by colonial traders as cheap food, early 19th-century records highlight its culinary versatility, while local legend traces it to Dutch imports or the HMS Bounty. […]
Badrakali Kovil of Ancient Anuradhapura (පෞරාණික අනුරාධපුර බද්‍රකාලි කෝවිල)
Located near Thuparamaya, the Anuradhapura Kali Kovil features a stone-slab base, plain moonstone, mandapa, and brick inner sanctum housing a venerated statue fragment. Its embedded stone pillars suggest a traditional double-roof architecture, with access historically restricted to priests. […]
Kurukohogama Ambalama in Kandy (මහනුවර කුරුකොහොගම අම්බලම)
Located in a paddy field near Kurukohogama Rajamaha Viharaya, the Kurukohogama Ambalama sits near a natural overflowing spring tank. This square, open-sided pavilion features four corner pillars, low plastered walls for shelter and ventilation, and a Sinhala ulu tile-clad hipped roof. […]
Maradankadawala Pahala Ambatale Indragupta Tampita Viharaya (පහළ අඹතලේ ඉන්‍ද්‍රගුප්ත ටැම්පිට විහාරය)
Hidden in Pahala Ambatale, the Indragupta Tampita Viharaya features a Kandyan image house resting on sixteen stone and twelve brick pillars. Topped with Sinhala ulu tiles, it houses Buddha statues, murals, and historic 10th-century inscribed pillar fragments. […]
Siyambalapitiya Ambalama in Kegalle (කෑගල්ල සියඹලාපිටිය අම්බලම)
The Siyambalapitiya Ambalama features plastered masonry pillars, an open-ventilated design, and a tile-clad pyramidal hipped roof. It includes multi-tiered interior benches illustrating historical caste distinctions, alongside a vaulted front alcove designed for a Pinthaliya drinking water pot. […]
Thalgamuwa Ambalama in Aranayake (අරනායක තල්ගමුව අම්බලම)
The Thalgamuwa Ambalama is constructed from dressed granite blocks with lower half-walls featuring broad tops wide enough for seating. Square stone pillars support an open-sided upper section for ventilation, all beneath a traditional tile-clad, four-sided hipped roof. […]
Lahugala Paranagovipola Aththani Pillar (ලාහුගල පරණගොවිපොල අත්තාණි කනුව)
"Aththani Kanu" or "Aththani Pillar Inscriptions" are ancient granite pillars with inscriptions which generally records special grants by the king to temples and other places of worship. […]
Galle Fort Ambalama (ගාල්ල බලකොටුව අම්බලම)
The Ambalama at Galle Fort lies at the far end of the fort in the open space known as the Courthouse Square. This is a simple brick and mortar structure with with four cylindrical pillars holding the roof. […]
Portuguese Black Fort of Galle – අතීතයේ සැඟවුනු ගාල්ල කළු කොටුව (ස්වාට් බලකොටුව)
The Black Fort is the most ancient part of the Galle Fort which was built by the Portuguese. This fort was built in 1588 and was called "Santa Cruz". After Galle was coneded to Dutch it was known as the "Black Fort" , " Zwart Fort" or the "Zwart Bastian". […]
Veherakema Archaeological Site in Panama (පානම වෙහෙරකෙම පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
Located near Panama on the route to Okanda, Veherakema features ancient monastic ruins on a large rocky plateau. A protected archaeological site since 2014, it includes damaged stupas, image houses, natural water ponds (kema), inscriptions, and a new Gana Kovil. […]
Somawathi Rajamaha Viharaya (සෝමාවතී චෛත්‍යය)
The miraculous Somawathiya (Somawathi Chethiya) was built in 2nd century BC enshrining the right tooth relic of Buddha. The only other tooth relic lies in Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. […]
Ruined Stupa at Mullikulam in Mannar District (මන්නාරම් දිස්ත්රික්කයේ මුල්ලිකුලම් ස්තුප නටබුන්)
There is an ancient stupa mound at the site. The stupa has been dated to the Anuradhapura era. It has a diameter of 12 meters and a height of 2.5 meters. Treasure hunters have dug a 2-meter deep hole at the centre of the stupa in search of relics and treasures. […]
Galagama Ella Falls / Kathi Gahana Ella (ගලගම ඇල්ල / කැතිගහන ඇල්ල)
Galagama Ella Falls (Kathi Gahana Ella) waterfall lies few kilometers down the Bakers Falls on the Belihul Oya stream. This is accessible through Horton Plains route or on a tougher hike from Belihuloya. […]
Pahanthudawa Ella Falls (පහන්තුඩාව ඇල්ල)
Pahanthuda literary means the wick (of a lamp). The Pahanthuda Ella Fall is named for its shape of the base pool which resembles a shape of a clay lamp. […]
Baker’s Bend Viewpoint at Nonpareil Estate (නොන්පෙරියල් වත්ත බේකර් වංගුව)
Baker's Bend is one of the many amazing view point in the hill country in Sri Lanka. This is a horse shaped bend inside Nonpareil Estate on the route to the Nagarak Bunglow. […]
Gasnawa Ambalama in Nelundeniya (නෙලුන්දෙණිය ගස්නාව අම්බලම)
The Gasnawa Ambalama is a large rectangular kabook-and-mortar resting house. Supported by eight pillars, its low perimeter walls feature built-in seating at varying heights to reflect historical caste hierarchies, topped with a timber roof for an open, ventilated shelter. […]