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National Museum of Colombo

National Museum of Colombo, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum. It is the largest museum in Sri Lanka. The Colombo museum was established on 1 January 1877, by Sir William Henry Gregory. The architect of J.G. Smither(1833-1910) was able to prepare plans for a new structure based on Italian architecture style. It’s maintained […]

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Dehiwala Zoological Garden

Dehiwala Zoological Garden is one of the oldest Zoological Gardens in Asia, founded in 1936. Major Aubrey Neil Weinman was the first director of the Dehiwala zoo. He also introduced animal shows such as the elephant performance and the chimpanzee tea party. The Zoo has animal shows such as elephant performance, educational program on chimps […]

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Independence Memorial Hall

Independence Memorial Hall ( Independence commemoration hall) built for commemoration of the Independence of Sri Lanka from the British Rule. This building designed by a group of eight architectures on February 4, 1949. That group lead by Tom Neville and Wynne Jones.  F.H.Billimoria, Shierly de Alwis, Oliver Weerasinghe, Homi Billimoria, Justin Samarasekara, and M.B.Morina include […]

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