Colombo District

Colombo city is the capital of the Sri Lanka and its includes several ancient places. There are have more than 2000 historical places in Colombo according to the department of archaeology in Sri Lanka. As well as lot of ancient building situated in Colombo cinnamon garden area, most of them are built in more than 100 years ago.

Temples in Colombo area

  Deepadunna raamaya in Colombo

This temple in situated in Kotahena area. This temple is established in 300 years ago. After the year 1835, this temple developed under the Ven. Migettuwaththe Gunananda thero whos was famous for the Panadura Argument.

Bellanwila Raja maha Viharaya (temple)

This temple in situated in Dehiwala area at near the Dehiwala - Maharagama main road. This temple has long history. This temple is famous for the charisma of the Vishnu god. Specially the Bodhiya ( Bo tree ) which can be shown in this temple, is one of the old tree of the Lanka. Other special thing is Esala Perahara (procession) will be held in June month of every year.  

Web Site : www.bellanwila.org

Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya 

This temple was created in king Parakramabhahu era in between 1200 – 1250. Acording to the “Daladha wanshaya”, (An ancient book that wrote about tooth relic of Buddha) king 6th Parakramabhahu built a temple in this area for the tooth relic of Buddha. This temple is situated in 6 km away from Borella

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Gangodawila Vijayarama Raja maha Viharaya

Mahawanshaya (a book wrote about history of Sri Lanka) provides evidence that this temple was established by queen Vijayaba for in memoriam of king 6th Vijayaba. This temple situated in Wijerama, Nugegoda area.

Hunupitiya Gangaramaya

This temple is situated in central of Colombo and it has long history. Temple was established by Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala thero and currently incumbent is GalaBoda Siri Gnanissara thero. Specially can be mentioned, this temple conduct a procession with lot of cultural elements, Elephants in February month. This procession can be mentioned as the huge procession festival which conducts within the Colombo area.

 

Kuppiyawatta Jayasekaraamaya

This temple is situated in Maradana town. and established in 1823 year

Papiliyana Sunethradevi Viharaya

This temple is established in year 1417 by the king 6th Parakramabahu as a memorandum for his mother Sunethra devi. This temple is situated in Papiliyana town.

Contact details,

No. 102, Dehiwela Road, Pepiliyana,
Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka.

Tel: +94 (0) 11- 2717333
Fax: +94 (0) 11- 2728757
Mobile: +94 (0) 71- 4211295
E-mail: sunethradevi123@yahoo.com

Web : http://sunethradeviviharaya.org

Other important places

Galle face

This is a beautiful beach in Sri Lanka.  This place famous among tourists and most of them come for the leisure. In British control era, this place used for the conduct horse races.

Planetariums

This special building built for the Industrial Exhibition which conducted in 1965. This building create as rising flower and another special thing is building was created without any central pole. this is situated in baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07 near the university of Colombo.

This will be open in every day in office times
The contact details for reservation of shows, the Mobile Planetarium and other services are,

The Lecturer in Charge
Sri Lanka Planetarium
Prof. Stanely Wijesundera Mawatha
Colombo 07
Tel/Fax : 011-2586499
Website http://www.motr.gov.lk