The Six Pillar Choultry (Aru Kaal Madam) is built on a 70cm high platform with six pillars holding the roof and open from all sides. The other components of this building lies left to this structure.
Tag: Kingdom of Kotte
Point Pedro Theru Moodi Madam (Ambalama) in Jaffna – යාපනය පේදුරු තුඩුව තේරු මෝදි අම්බලම
The Ambalama structure at Theru Moodi Madam is another little gem in Jaffna which very few even knows of its existence. Ambalam (madam) in Jaffna Peninsula is generally different to the such structures in other areas.
Keeramale Sirappar Madam (Ambalama) in Jaffna – යාපනය කීරමලේ සිරාප්පර් අම්බලම
Considered the largest if not one the largest Ambalama in Sri Lanka, Sirappar Madam (ambalama) would have been built for pilgrims to Nakuleswaram Kovil in the ancient past.
Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya – කෝට්ටේ රජමහා විහාරය
The Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya was built by King Parakumbha VI (1415-1467) near his palace with the intention of doing the necessary duties to the Sangha regularly,
Kotte Archaeological Museum [2] – කෝට්ටේ පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය
Kotte, the one-time capital of the Sinhalese Kings is slowly waking up from its slumber after centuries of neglect under colonial rule. The city more properly known as Jayawardhanapura Kotte or ‘The Fortress in the Victory-enhancing City’ served as the…
Moat and Ramparts of Kotte Kingdom
Very little exists of the Kotte Ramparts. A small section of the ramparts can be seen on the Rampart Road, Kotte. To access this you need to turn right in to the Rampart Road near the Kotte Museum from Kotte Road.
Secret Tunnel of Kotte Kingdom
As the history of the Kotte Kingdom goes, there were three such secret tunnels. However, only one has been identified and can still be seen today. This is located in the vicinity of the Ananda Sasthrayala School.
Kotte Gal Ambalama – කෝට්ටේ ගල් අම්බලම
The historic Gal Ambalama or travelers rest at the Pitakotte Junction which goes back to the period of Parakramabahu VI (15th century) is an one of the few to survive from the Kotte Kingdom
Ruins of Ancient Waddamana Parwatha Viharaya – Nedunkeni Archaeology Site – වවුනියාව නෙදුන්කේනි පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය : වඩ්ඩමාන පර්වත විහාරය
Ancient Thekkama Amuna (Anicut) : En Route to Mannar – යෝධ වැවට ජලය සපයන තේක්කම අමුණ
Horowpathana Walahawiddawewa Kuda Dambulu Rajamaha Viharaya – හොරොව්පතාන වලහවිද්දවැව කුඩා දඹුලු රජමහා විහාරය
Horowpathana Kulumeemaakada Archaeological Site – හොරොව්පතාන කුළුමීමාකඩ පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය
Maradankadawala Manakanda Archaeological Site – මරදන්කඩවල මානාකන්ද නටබුන්
Bandarawela Porogala View Point – බණ්ඩාරවෙල පොරෝගල නැරඹුම් ස්ථානය
Tissawa Rajamaha Viharaya and Tissawa Rock Ruins – තිස්සව රජමහා විහාරය
Rotumba Budugala Rajamaha Viharaya – රොටුඹ බුදුගල රජමහා විහාරය
Pitabeddara Viharamaldeniya Ella Falls – පිටබැද්දර විහාරමල්දෙණිය ඇල්ල
Pitabeddara Kudalu Dola Ella Falls – පිටබැද්දර කූඩළු දොල ඇල්ල
Ruins of Ancient Na Maluwa Buddhist Monastery in Lahugala – ලාහුගල නා මළුව ආරාම පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය
Ruins of Ancient Sapumalgaskada Buddhist Monastery in Vavuniya – වවුනියාව සපුමල්ගස්කඩ ආරාම පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය
Rotumba Biso Ella Falls – රොටුඹ බිසෝ ඇල්ල (බිසෝමළ ඇල්ල | බිසෝදොළ ඇල්ල)
Yathurugahuliyadda Rajamaha Viharaya at Mawela – මාවෙල යතුරුගැහූලියද්ද රජමහා විහාරය
Monaragala Veheradivulana Archaeological Site – මොණරාගල වෙහෙරදිවුලාන නටබුන්
