Dolapihilla Ambalama in Poojapitiya (පූජාපිටිය දොලපීල්ල අම්බලම)
Dolapihilla Ambalama is said to lie close to the Pujapitiya town. The information on the Ambalama and the location is based on the this page.
Kandy District
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Kandewela Ambalama (කන්දේවෙල අම්බලම)
Four large pillars with carvings carry the main weight of the roof of Kandewela Ambalama supported by 12 wooden pillars on the outer square. The inner pillars carry carved designs. All the pillars rest on wooden beams laid around the structure.
Marassana Ambalama (මාරස්සන අම්බලම)
The Marassana Ambalama is believed to be built in the 18th or 19th centuries. The complete ambalama is made of wood from the “Mee” tree. The outer square is 6 feet 20 inches in length and the inner square 4 feet 17 inches in length.
Hewawissa Ambalama – හේවාවිස්ස අම්බලම
Hewawissa Ambalama is one of the many Ambalamas in the (way side rests) in the Pathahewaheta area. The Ambalama lies in a picturesque farming area away from main roads.
Embekke Ambalama (ඇම්බැක්කේ අම්බලම)
Embekke Ambalama lies on the popular road to Embekke Devalaya though overlooked by many travelers. Standing on 16 carved granite pillars much of history of this Ambalama is not known.
Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya (මොරපාය රජමහා විහාරය)
Morapaya Rajamaha Viharaya is an ancient temple which owns a golden statue of Buddha believed to be donated by Maliyadeva Maha Arhath, the last Arhath of Sri Lanka.
Sri Narendrasinghe Rajamaha Viharaya (කුන්ඩසාලේ ශ්රී නරේන්ද්රසිංහ රජමහා විහාරය)
Located near Teldeniya, Sri Narendrasinghe Rajamaha Viharaya was built by King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe (1747–1781). The temple preserves a Kandyan-style Awasa, a copper-plate grant, a gold-plated sandalwood Buddha statue, and royal artifacts, including King Narendrasinghe’s jacket.
Alawathugoda Sri Sumana Saman Devalaya (අලවතුගොඩ පුරාණ සමන් දේවාලය)
The Alawathugoda Sri Sumana Saman Devalaya is said to be built during the period of King Walagamba (89-77 BC) but was burnt down by the invading Portuguese armies. The devalaya was rebuilt again in 1814.
Kandy Clock Tower (මහනුවර ඔරලෝසු කනුව)
The Kandy Clock Tower was built by the wealthy merchant Haji Mohomed Ismail incorporating designs from Temple of Tooth and Kings Palace in memory of his son who died in an earth slip at Kadugannawa
Commonwealth War Cemetery at Kandy (මහනුවර පොදුරාජ්ය යුද සොහොන් පිටිය)
Formerly known as Pitakande Military Cemetery, the Kandy war cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is considered one of the most beautifully landscaped and maintained war cemeteries in the world.
The Victoria Dam and the Reservoir (වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ල සහ ජලාශය)
Considered the crown jewel of Mahaweli Development Project, The Victoria Dam is built at a deep valley just above the Victoria Falls rapids, 300 meters below the point where the Hulu Ganga meets the Mahaweli River.
Godamunne Ella Waterfall (ගොඩමුන්න ඇල්ල)
Godamuune Ella (Godamumma Ella) lies in the village of Godamunna, while lies about 13 km from Kandy. Godamunne is better known for its Godamunne Ambalama, The wayside rest built during the Kandyan Kingdom.
Kalugala Gerandi Ella Waterfall (කලුගල ගැරඬි ඇල්ල)
As you travel from Kandy towards Mahiyanganaya 0n the A25 (known as the Mahiyangana Road) you can see this massive cluster of waterfalls known as the Kalugala Gerandi Ella Waterfall on the left side lying far away towards Kalugala.
James Taylor’s Loolkandura : The First Tea Plantation in Sri Lanka (ජේම්ස් ටේලර්, ලූල්කඳුර වතුයාය හා ලංකාවේ ප්රථම තේ වගාව)
Loolkandura Estate is the very first patch of tea was planted as a test after the failure of coffee plantation in Sri Lanka. With the wild success of this plantation, then 21 year old planter James Taylor who was in charge of this plantation has been forever immortalized and has become a part of post colonization history of Sri Lanka.
Perumal Ella Falls (පෙරුමාල් ඇල්ල)
The little known Perumal Ella falls lies on the Galmal Oya stream few kilometers above the Victoria Reservoir bordering Knuckles Reserve in the Hakmana area
Kotaganga Ella Falls (කොට ගඟ ඇල්ල)
The Kotaganga Ella Falls (Kota Ganga Ella) is a cluster of cascading waterfalls on Knuckles Mountain Range consisting at-least 7 major segments totaling probably over 100 meters in height.
Corbet’s Gap at Knuckles Range (නකල්ස් කෝබට් කපොල්ල – අට්ටාලවෙට්ටුව)
Corbet’s gap is a one of the most popular view points in the Knuckles mountain range which spans the Kandy and Matale districts covering an area of 18,512 ha.
Palace of Sri Weeraparakrama Narendrasinghe at Kundasale
The palace of Sri Weeraparakkrama Narendrasinghe in Kundasale had been built exclusively from carved wood and was plundered and burnt down by the British in 1804.
Mahadoraliyadda Ella Falls (මහදොරලියැද්ද ඇල්ල)
Mahadoraliyadda Ella Waterfall lies 4 kms before the Victoria Dam Observation Room. The waterfall is best observed from the Bridge over edge of the reservoir.
Wegala Ella Falls (වේගල ඇල්ල)
The Wegala Ella waterfall is located in Kandy District, in the Wegala area. Traveling from Kandy on the Mahiyangana Road You can see this waterfall on the left side in the Wegala Area. This stream crosses the road and feed the Victoria Reservoir.