Viharamahadevi Park Colombo

Viharamahadevi Park

Viharamahadevi Park is an oasis of greenery amongst the concrete jungle of the capital Colombo. Established under British rule, it was named Victoria Park.

Nalanda Gedige Matale

Nalanda Gedige

Nalanda Gedige is one of the more intricately done historical places in Sri Lanka, with a marriage of Buddhist & Hindu artistic traditions.

Kushta Raja Gala

Kushta Raja Gala

Kushta Raja Gala was built as a Mahayana Buddhist site, with a statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. The name translate as King with skin condition.

Fort Fredrick

Fort Fredrick

Fort Fredrick was completed in 1624 & is a protective monument in remarkably good condition that dates back to the Portuguese colonial period.

Dutch Star Fort

Dutch Star Fort

The Dutch Star Fort of Matara, shaped like a six-pointed star, was built by the Dutch during the Kandy era. Its uniqueness is right in its very name.

Jaffna Fort Sri Lanka

Jaffna Fort

Part of the Island’s colonial past, specifically during the time of the Portuguese, the Jaffna Fort was built in the year 1618 during their rule of the northern part of the island.

Colombo Gold Centre

Colombo Gold Centre

The Colombo Gold Centre is an attempt at building something akin to the famous Gold Souk in Dubai but with a rather more Lankan touch to it.

New Parliament Battaramulla

New Parliament

The new Parliament building is a beautiful work of architecture that somewhat echoes the older Kandyan and aristocratic southwestern art styles.

Old Parliament

Old Parliament

The Old Parliament building is still preserved to this day in its entire Neo-Baroque splendor as it sits in the Colombo Fort region, overlooking the lawns.

Galle Face Green

Galle Face Green

The iconic Galle Face Green has a history dating to the British and Dutch period, and there are plenty of legends surrounding the etymology of Galle Face.