Mount Lavinia
Mount Lavinia is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka known as Colombo‘s beach retreat and covers an extends of 2109 hectares. The area’s name emerged in 1806 when Sir Thomas Maitland, the second governor of Ceylon, built a private residence there. It was named after his beloved local dancer Lovina Aponsuwa. The other view of […]
Diyatha Uyana
The Diyatha Uyana park built along the banks of the Diyawanna Oya. It was opened on September 15, 2012. The project carried out by the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, and civil security department under the secretary defense and urban development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksha. If you can walk around the park, you can see […]
Beddagana Wetland Park
A bird’s paradise, this park provides protection for many migratory birds from April to August. It allows for the activities of endemic mammals, birds, reptiles, butterflies, files and many other spices. In the morning and in the evening you can easily watch and photograph the bird’s activities. It is also home to a variety of […]
Viharamahadevi Park
viharamahadevi park is the oldest and largest park in the Colombo. this park originally called Victoria Park but was renamed in the 1950s after the mother of king Dutugamunu. it’s maintained by the Colombo municipal council and the Colombo public library. There used to be a cricket ground in the park, which was used for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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