Monuments and Sites
“THE GRAND DESIGNS OF ANCIENT LANKA Delving into the technology arising from ancient texts and archaeological remains, with special reference to the Mahathupa”
DR SENAKE BANDARANAYAKE MEMORIAL LECTURE
Kotte: An Ancient Capital Under Destruction
Apart from Anuradhapura and Poḷonnaruva, Kōṭṭe was the other main royal Capital City during Sri Lanka’s pre-colonial period.
The Lost Forts Of The VOC
The period of the VOC or the Dutch East India Company in Sri Lanka, begins from around the mid-17th century till the end of the 18th century, and during their long presence in the littoral, they established numerous fortifications
A SINGLE WORLD HERTITAGE NOMINATION FOR SRI LANKA’S POST COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS
This project, that commenced many years ago, was an attempt to make a single nomination to World Heritage that identified and brought together all existing colonial fortifications located around the island.
The Fort of Colombo – “From a Stockade to a City”
Thursday 27th April 2017 at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, Colombo 10.
“The Fort of Colombo – From a Stockade to a City” by Mr. Chryshane Mendis and Archt. Ismeth Raheem
SIGIRIYA – The Most Prestigious Architectural Heritage of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka was held at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, 479 T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday the 25th August 2016
Kandy the last cultural Capital of Sri Lanka-A World Heritage
Sri Lankan heritage a gate way to the world map
The lecture was held on Thursday the 29th of May 2014 at the HNB Towers Auditorium. 479, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.
Sigiriya in the global landscape context
The lectures was held at the HNB Auditorium at 6.30 p.m. with simultaneous transmission at the E.L. Senanayake Children’s Library, Kotugodella, Kandy
A walk through Anuradhapura
Sigirya Mirror Wall And The Graffiti
A TWELFTH CENTURY HOSPITAL IN POLONNARUWA AND THE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOUND THEREIN
“Mantai – the Great Emporium of Cosmas Indicopleustrus”
Cosmas Indicopleustus, a 6th century Greeek merchant and monk highlighted the strategic importance of the island of Sri Lanka in ancient sea routes and trade in his reference to the port of Mantai, as a Great Emporium.
The Lion Mountain and the Palace in the Sky
Notes on the Identity of the Royal Complex at sigiriya
Lesser-Known Fortifications – Sri Lanka
The World Heritage City of Galle
The World Heritage City of Galle
Earliest photographic records of Sri Lanka monuments
Earliest photographic records of Sri Lanka monuments
Is Sigiriya the oldest true tourist site in Asia
Is Sigiriya the Oldest True Tourist Site in Sri Lanka by Dr. Roland Silva