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Panini Tennekoon (5 February 1922 – 16 July 2007) was a renowned Sri Lankan architect. [1] [2] He spent most of his career as a public servant, working in the Public Works Department, serving as the country's chief architect, before running his own architectural practice, designing low-cost housing and investigating sustainable timber use in construction.
Design and construction. Architect (s) R. Booth and F. Webster. Website. adisham.org. Adisham Hall, or Adisham Bungalow is a country house near Haputale, in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka. At present, it houses the Adisham monastery of Saint Benedict. It has a relic (a chip of a bone) of St. Sylvester at the chapel.
The museum is one of the archaeological museums of Sri Lanka. [1] It is situated in the old administration building (පරණ කච්චේරි ගොඩනැගිල්ල), in the sacred city of Anuradhapura. Earlier Department of Archaeology had a residual collection of artifacts and Dr. Senarath Paranavithana started recording these ...
The Financial Crimes Investigation Division was formed on 26 February 2015 under the purview of Sri Lanka Police Service. FCID is directly responsible in handling the investigations on the corruption charges against the Rajapaksa Administration and the public service that involved in large-scale corruption which led to destabilize the Government revenue.
The Sri Pattini Dewala Premises in Badulla and associated buildings and other archaeological remains situated within the limits. [15] Pattini Devalaya, Helahalpe. Ella. 22 November 2002. Pattini Devalaya, Sinhasanaya and Kitchen. [2] Pattini Devalaya, Kohovila.
Whist Bungalow. Pradeepa Hall ( formally Whist Bungalow) is a large bungalow (as mansions are referred to locally) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A nineteenth century stately home modeled on Neoclassical style, located in Mutwal north of Colombo on the cost where the Kelani River used to meet the Indian Ocean. It is now used as a reception hall for ...
Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused tourist numbers to decrease by 92% in ...
Hambantota gallows. Hambantota gallows ( Sinhala: හම්බන්තොට එල්ලුම් ගස) is a gallows tree, located on a small hill, close to the fisheries harbour of Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It is a solitary 30 ft (9.1 m) pole, which functioned as the gallows, erected by the British during the early 19th century. The gallows ...