List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Colombo District
This is a list of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Colombo District, Sri Lanka.[1]
| Divisional Secretariat | Grama Niladhari division | Location | Monument | Description | Gazette number | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaduwela | Kotalawala | Sankhapitti Vihara | Image house with old paintings | 948 | 1996.11.01 | ||
| Kaduwela | Koratota | Koratota Raja Maha Vihara | Caves with drip ledges and Stone inscriptions | 1264 | 2002.02.22 | ||
| Kaduwela | Nawagamuwa | Nawagamuwa Raja Maha Viahara | Old image house, Stone pillers, Devalaya, Pattini, Upulvan, Kataragama, Dedimunada Devalayas, Awasa house and Ancient Court Yard | 1264 | 2002.02.22 | ||
| Kaduwela | 470 A Nawagamuwa South | Nawagamuwa | Andudola Kanda | Cave with drip ledges and other two caves with Pre historic evidences | 1739 | 2011.12.30 | |
| Kotte | Rajagiriya | Obeysekera Walawwa | No. 137 land | 1992.11.13 | |||
| Kotte | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Ancient Tunnel | At Ananda Sastralaya | 10418 | 1952.06.27 | ||
| Kotte | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Ancient water channel | 14970 | 1971.08.12 | |||
| Kotte | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Parakumba Pirivena | 14958 | 1971.05.14 | |||
| Kotte | 521 Ethul Kotte | Kotte Fort | Ancient Moat and rampart | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | ||
| Colombo | Kuppiyawatta | Jayasekararama Vihara | Ancient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | ||
| Colombo | Maligakanda | Vidyodaya Pirivena, Maligakanda | Ancient image house and Awasa house | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | ||
| Colombo | Maligakanda | Maha Bodhi Vihara, Maligakanda | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | |||
| Colombo | Pettah | Olcott building | Theosophical Society center | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | ||
| Colombo | Pettah | Colombo Dutch Museum | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | |||
| Colombo | Dematagoda | Kayman's Gate | Dutch bell tower at Kayman's Gate | 1116 | 2000.01.21 |  | |
| Colombo | Dematagoda | Padanaghara Vihara | Ancient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | ||
| Colombo | Kotahena | Deepaduththarama Vihara | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | |||
| Colombo | Kotahena | St. Lucia's Cathedral | 1085 | 1999.06.18 |  | ||
| Colombo | Kotahena | Central Ancient Kovil, Rest Hall and Road | Jinthupitiya road | 1264 | 2002.02.22 | ||
| Colombo | Maradana | Old store room | At Maradana Railway Station | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo Fort | Dutch store room | At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises | 1085 | 1999.06.18 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo Fort | Cargills building | York street | 1736 | 2011.12.09 |  | |
| Colombo | Colombo Fort | Delft gate | Bristal lane | 1739 | 2011.12.30 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo Fort | Old Colombo Dutch Hospital | 1401 | 2005.07.08 |  | ||
| Colombo | Colombo Fort | Old watch house | At Old Parliament Building | 10589 | 1953.01.16 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Ancient Lighthouse (North western) | At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Ancient Lighthouse (North) | At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Custom building | At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Ancient wall | At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo | York street | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Post Master General Office Building | Janadipathi Street | 1116 | 2000.01.21 |  | |
| Colombo | Colombo | Clifan Burg House | At Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Old Chartered Bank Building | Janadipathi Street | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Old Walkers Building | Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Lanka Maccanance Macancy company limited Building | Lady Bastian Mawatha | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo | Portland Building | Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha | 1116 | 2000.01.21 | ||
| Colombo | Colombo (Middle), Eastern | Assesment no 184 house | K .B . Christy Perera street | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | ||
| Colombo | 21 Slave Island | Army trainee recruitment building | Malay street | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | ||
| Colombo | Maligawatta | Maligawatta railway premises | Office Complex, Drivers' old Lounge, Old crane building, Dhāvanāgāra building, 4 of Old water tank and Railway engine weighing building | 1589/1 | 2009.02.16 | ||
| Colombo | Ibbanwala | St. James Building | No 393 building, belongs to the Young Christian Women's Club | 1612 | 2009.07.24 | ||
| Colombo | Hultsdorf West | Hultsdorf High court | High court , District Court, Commercial court buildings | 1716 | 2011.07.22 | ||
| Colombo | Maligawatta | Maligawatta Muslim Cemetery | Tombs of Hussain labbe, Setan maulana and old house | 1505 | 2007.07.06 | ||
| Homagama | Heraliyawala | Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, Heraliyawala | Ancient image house, Awasa house and other ruins | 1264 | 2002.02.22 | ||
| Homagama | Henpita | Ambulgama Raja Maha Vihara | Old Awasa house and Caves with drip ledges | 1505 | 2007.07.06 | ||
| Thimbirigasyaya | Borella South | Borella town | Thilakaratnarama Purana Vihara | Ancient Stupa | 1401 | 2005.07.08 | |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Havelock Town | Jawatta Cemetery | Old stone tomb slabs and the well | 1401 | 2005.07.08 | ||
| Thimbirigasyaya | Cinnamon Gardens | Colombo Municipal boundary | National Museum of Colombo | The museum building | 2002.10.18 |  | |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Cinnamon Gardens | Colombo Municipal boundary | Rampart | National Museum of Colombo | 1739 | 2011.12.30 | |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Cinnamon Gardens | Dawatagaha building | 1739 | 2011.12.30 | |||
| Thimbirigasyaya | Suduwella | Darley building | Colvin R. de Silva Mawatha | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | ||
| Thimbirigasyaya | Bance hall house | Bance palce | 1505 | 2007.07.06 | |||
| Thimbirigasyaya | 87 Gotamipura | Gotamipura | Gotami Vihara | Image house with paintings | 1505 | 2007.07.06 | |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Pamankada East | Pamankada | Balapokuna Vihara | Ancient pond | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | |
| Thimbirigasyaya | Milagiriya | Assessment no 9 building | Ashoka garden | 1586 | 2009.01.23 | ||
| Maharagama | Watte gedara | Vipashyarama Vihara | Ancient image house | 1401 | 2005.07.08 | ||
| Kesbewa | 533 B Boralesgamuwa | Paramadhamma niwasa Piriwena | Ancient image house | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | ||
| Kesbewa | 535 Pepiliyana west | Pepiliyana | Sunetradevi Raja Maha Vihara | Ancient image house and Awasa house | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | |
| Kesbewa | Madapatha | Madapatha | Sri Shylathalarama Vihara | Ancient image house | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | |
| Dehiwala | Karagampitiya | Karagampitiya | Subodharama Purana Vihara | Ancient image house, Dhamma hall, Awasa house | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | |
| Ratmalana | 546 B Ratmalana Vihara division | Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana | Ancient image house | 1486 | 2007.02.23 | ||
| Ratmalana | 546 A Vedikanda | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | Samudrasanna Vihara | Ancient image house | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | |
| Ratmalana | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia South | Christ Church Cemetery | 4 of ancient tomb letters | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | ||
| Ratmalana | Ratmalana West | Dewala watta | Ancient Devalaya and other ruins | 1586 | 2009.01.23 | ||
| Ratmalana | Ratmalana town | Old 2 storied building | Blind College building | 1723 | 2011.09.09 | ||
| Hanwella | 432 | Seetalena Cave | Drip ledged cave in Anvilwatta land | 1505 | 2007.07.06 | ||
| Hanwella | Town | Parts of the ancient water canal | Around the old Dutch fort | 1459 | 2006.08.18 | ||
| Hanwella | 443 B Hanwella Town | Old two seats | At Hanwella Guest House premises | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | ||
| Hanwella | 443 B Hanwella Town | Jack tree | At Hanwella Guest House premises | 1588 | 2009.02.06 | ||
| Hanwella | 434 Akarawita | Akarawita | Akarawita Raja Maha Vihara | Caves with drip ledges | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | |
| Hanwella | 434 Akarawita | Akarawita | Akarawita Lenawara Vihara | Ancient Awasa house | 1586 | 2009.01.23 | |
| Hanwella | 435 Kahatapitiya | Asmadala Cave | Cave with drip ledges | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | ||
| Hanwella | 435 A Giraimbula | Giraimbula wooden bridge | Parts of old bridge | 1553 | 2008.06.06 | ||
| Hanwella | 439 Diddeniya North | Koholankanda Forest Hermitage | Len Vihara with drip ledged caves and ancient Awasa house | 1586 | 2009.01.23 | ||
| Hanwella | 440 Neluwanthuduwa | Two drip ledged caves | Bandawanwatta | 1586 | 2009.01.23 | ||
| Padukka | Kuragala | Kuragala rock | Pre-historic cave | 1505 | 2007.07.06 | ||
| Padukka | 458 East | Tummodara | Pre-historic cave | Palhorukanda northern slope | 1586 | 2009.01.23 | |
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
References
- ↑ "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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