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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 ...
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.
Most of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka were built during the British rule of the country (then known as Ceylon). These were operated and maintained by the Imperial Lighthouse Service, however some lighthouses had keepers sent from Trinity House. After Sri Lanka gained independence the operation of the lighthouses was taken over by the Navy on a ...
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 ...
Sri Lankan Parliament Building. University of Ruhuna. Heritance Kandalama. Deshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa, FRIBA (23 July 1919 – 27 May 2003) was a Sri Lankan architect. Often referred to as the leader of the Tropical Modernist movement, [1] he was among the most influential Asian architects of his generation. [2][3][4][5]
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.
26 metres (85 ft) Range. 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) Characteristic. Fl (3) W 10s. Colombo Lighthouse is a Lighthouse in Colombo in Sri Lanka and it is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located at Galbokka Point south of the Port of Colombo on the waterfront along the marine drive, in Colombo fort.
Galle Fort. Galle Fort (Sinhala: ගාලු කොටුව Galu Kotuwa; Tamil: காலிக் கோட்டை, romanized: Kālik Kōṭṭai), in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a ...