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The Ambalama: Sri Lanka's Roadside Shelter
Before cars, the main roads of Sri Lanka were walked. Along every route, at regular intervals, a simple open pavilion offered s...
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Geoffrey Bawa and the Architecture of Tropical Modernity
Sri Lanka's most celebrated architect spent half a century developing a way of building that belonged specifically to this isla...
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Dutch Colonial Architecture in Galle and Colombo
The Dutch occupied Sri Lanka's coast for nearly 150 years and left behind a precise, practical style of building — thick walls,...
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The Walawwa: Homes of the Kandyan Aristocracy
The manor houses of Sri Lanka's traditional landowning families — sprawling, low-roofed, built around internal courtyards — are...
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Yapahuwa: The Rock Fortress After Polonnaruwa
When Polonnaruwa fell, the royal court retreated southwest to a granite outcrop rising ninety metres from the jungle plain. The...
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The Kandyan Audience Hall: Wood Carving as Political Theatre
The Magul Maduwa in Kandy is the most refined example of traditional Kandyan woodworking in existence — and it is the room wher...
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The Vatadage at Polonnaruwa: Sri Lanka's Most Perfect Building
A circular relic house with concentric stone columns, four guardian Buddhas and what many consider the finest moonstone in the ...
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Gal Vihara: Four Buddhas Carved from One Rock
At Polonnaruwa, four monumental Buddhist figures were cut from a single granite face in the 12th century. They are widely consi...
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Jetavanaramaya: The Brick Mountain That Challenged the Pyramids
When it was completed in 3rd-century Anuradhapura, only two of the Egyptian pyramids stood taller. The engineering behind this ...
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