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Lotus tower Colombo
Lotus tower is the latest addition to the Colombo city landscape. This mega project was started in 2012 and declared completed and opened for the public in 16th of September 2022. Standing at 350 meters, the tower is intended to use as a tourist attraction and a communication structure for broadcast media and telecommunication. Located […]
Attanagalla Temple
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya, an ancient temple, is surrounded by devotees and tourists alike. A special monument was built to commemorate King Siri Sangbo who sacrificed his head. The place where the king offered his head is in the temple. The Dagoba was built in the monastery. The people believe that Attanagalla was the place […]
Henarathgoda Botanical Garden
Henarathgoda Botanic Garden is one of the six botanic gardens in Sri Lanka. It is about a kilometer from Colombo. About 29 yards away. The first rubber tree collapsed due to a rainstorm in 1988 and the rest of it is now preserved as a national monument in the country. The park was built by […]
Alagiyawanna Fall
Alagiyawanna means “beautiful color” in Tamil. Alagiyawanna Fall in Gampaha District is also known as Bopagama Ella by the Sinhalese. The 4-meter high waterfall is fed by aquifers at the nearby Kandalanda Estate and the Nagas Canal. During the monsoon, the waterfalls overflow with water and the streams are rich with freshwater fish. Climbing trees […]
Horagolla National Park
The Horagolla National Park is one of the newest national parks in Sri Lanka. It is so-called because of the abundance of Dipterocarpus xylonicus (Hora) trees. The site was declared a wildlife sanctuary on September 5, 1973, because of its biodiversity. It was later upgraded to the National Park in Horagolla on 24th June 2004. […]
Maduru Oya National Park
Maduu oya is a national park in Sri Lanka which was established under the Mahaveli Development Project and serves as a catchment area for Madura Oya Reservoir. The park was named on November 9, 1983. The importance of the park is to provide a sanctuary for wildlife, especially the park for elephants and protect the […]
Lunugamvehera National Park
Lunugamwehera National Park was declared in 1995 with the objective of protecting the catchment area of the Lunugamvehera Reservoir and the wildlife of the area. The national park is an important habitat for water birds and elephants. This national park serves as a corridor for elephants to migrate between Yala National Park and Udawalawe National […]
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