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The Kelani River ( Sinhala: කැළණි ගඟ) is a 145-kilometre-long (90 mi) river in Sri Lanka. The fourth-longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It flows through or borders the Sri Lankan districts of Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Gampaha and Colombo. The Kelani River also flows ...
School grounds in 1920. Ananda College ( Sinhala: ආනන්ද විද්යාලය) is a prestigious Buddhist school in Maradana, Colombo. It was established as the English Buddhist School by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott in 1886. In the present day, it provides primary and secondary education on a campus of 15 acres (61,000 m 2 ).
History. The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist Girls College in a house called 'The Firs' in Turret Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was the desire of Dias to train the school girls according to the Buddhist moral values and principles.
The Colombo – Katunayake Expressway E03 is Sri Lanka 's second E Class highway. [1] The 25.8-kilometre-long (16.0 mi) highway links the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake [2] and Negombo. Construction on the highway began in October 2009, and it was opened on 27 October 2013, by former president ...
Kelaniya ( Sinhala: කැලණිය Tamil: களனி) is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Colombo Fort, it is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District. The temple is also a religious centre for veneration of the ...
The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. The church is designated a national shrine [2] and minor basilica. [3] A tiny piece of St. Anthony's tongue is preserved in a special reliquary , which is located in a glass case together with a statue of the saint, at the entrance to the church.
Padukka ( Sinhala: පාදුක්ක, Tamil: பாதுக்கை) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet. Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate is situated 33 kilometers east of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and on ...
Colombo City Centre is a 47-storey mixed-use development. Colombo City Centre comprises a five storey retail space which consists of 3,675 m 2 (39,560 sq ft), including a 164-room hotel and 192 residential apartments. [1] The building is situated opposite Beira Lake, on Sir James Pieris Mawatha. The development was a joint venture between a ...