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Design and construction. Architect (s) R. Booth and F. Webster. Website. adisham.org. Adisham Hall, or Adisham Bungalow is a country house near Haputale, in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka. At present, it houses the Adisham monastery of Saint Benedict. It has a relic (a chip of a bone) of St. Sylvester at the chapel.
Walauwa. Walauwa or walawwa is the name given to a feudal / colonial manor house in Sri Lanka of a native headmen. It also refers to the feudal social systems that existed during the colonial era. The term walauwa is derived from the Tamil word valavu, which denotes a compound or garden, and by implication, a large house with aristocratic ...
Whist Bungalow. Pradeepa Hall ( formally Whist Bungalow) is a large bungalow (as mansions are referred to locally) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A nineteenth century stately home modeled on Neoclassical style, located in Mutwal north of Colombo on the cost where the Kelani River used to meet the Indian Ocean. It is now used as a reception hall for ...
The house was planned by the governor himself, the building was later known as 'The Doric' due to the architectural design of the columns which was similar to the Ancient Greek Doric order style. It was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century (between 1801 and 1804) [ 3] to revive and supervise the pearl fisheries. [ 4]
The Grand Hotel is a four-star boutique hotel [2] in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, that was built in the style of an Elizabethan-era manor house. [3] The hotel has 154 rooms, including three presidential suites, four junior suites, including a governor's suite that have been maintained to preserve the traditional design. [3]
The Kandy House. The Kandy House is a nine-room, [1] 200-year-old [2] manor house which was built by the last Chief Minister [3] of the Kandyan Kingdom in 1804. It was fully restored and opened in 2005 as an upmarket boutique hotel, [4] situated 20 minutes from Kandy. [5] Described as a "showcase of the island's architectural renaissance", [6 ...
The house and gardens contain many works from artists such as Donald Friend and Laki Senanayake as well as artifacts from Asia and Europe. [ 4 ] Since Bawa's death in 2003, Lunuganga has been managed by a group of his close friends, who form the Lunuganga Trust.
Saifee Villa. Coordinates: 6°53′57.05″N 79°51′33.00″E. Saifee Villa (previously known as Lakshmigiri) is a mansion at 102, Thurstan Road in Colombo 03, Sri Lanka, located between Thunmulla Junction and College House, Colombo. [1]