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On 16 August 1985, at about 5am, a landmine exploded on the outskirts of the Vavuniya town, causing a minor damage to a culvert but no one was injured nor killed.Although the Tamil militants were suspected of having detonated the landmine targeting security personnel, it was reported based on eyewitness accounts that the incident was staged by the Sri Lankan Army itself in order to use it as ...
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 ] 6°53′57.05″N 79°51′33.00″E / 6.8991806°N 79.8591667°E / 6.8991806; 79.8591667
She in collaboration with her husband Ronald Lewcock and Laki Senanayake co-authored a book titled The Architecture of an Island (1998) which is a collection of sketches depicting religious, domestic and public buildings of Sri Lanka. [22] She published her first book on children's genre titled Miss Fu and Tikkiri Banda in 2002. [23]
History books about Sri Lanka (1 C, 6 P) N. Books about Sri Lankan natural history (4 P) Novels set in Sri Lanka (29 P) P. Books about politics of Sri Lanka (3 P)
Official residences in Sri Lanka (2 C, 14 P) P. Palaces in Sri Lanka (4 P) Pages in category "Houses in Sri Lanka" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of ...
This is a partial list of the many of colonial era mansions in Sri Lanka. Colombo. Alfred House in 1870. Alfred House [1] [2] [3] Clare House; India House; Jefferson ...
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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 connotations.