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At Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters [12] Colombo Chartered Bank Building: Colombo: Colombo: 21 January 2000: Janadipathi Street [12] Colombo Dutch Museum: Pettah: Colombo: 18 June 1999 [13] Colombo Methodist Church: Dam Street: Pettah (GND No. 522) Colombo: 17 May 2013 [14] Colombo Port Custom building: Colombo: Colombo: 21 January 2000: At Sri ...
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
Sri Jinendrarama Vihara, Warapalana: Warapalana: Udututthiripitiya: Mahara: 22 November 2002: Tampita Vihara (Vihara on pillars) [2] Sri Prabodharama Purana Vihara: Girikuluwa: Mirigama: 6 July 2007: Ancient image house [12] Sri Saddharmagupta Piriven Vihara: Dombawala: Minuwangoda: The library building, preaching hall: Sri Saddharmarama Vihara ...
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
Galle Fort is in Galle, which is located at the extreme southwest corner of the island, in the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, where the shoreline turns east towards Matara and Tangalle. The fort, like most of the forts in Sri Lanka, is built on a small rocky peninsula, belonging to the sea as much as to the land.
Category: Historic sites in Sri Lanka. ... World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka (2 C, 10 P) This page was last edited on 21 August 2024, at 18:24 (UTC). ...
Sri Lanka history-related lists (5 C, 11 P) A. Archaeology of Sri Lanka (1 C, 13 P) E. Historical events in Sri Lanka (9 C) F. Former populated places in Sri Lanka (7 ...
National Museum of Colombo established in 1877.. Below is a list of museums in Sri Lanka. For this context, museums are defined as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.