Monuments and Sites

Coronation is a ceremonial ritual conducted in crowning a sovereign. At this ceremonial occasion it was the tradition that King was seated on a special seat or a chair, a throne and a special head dress a crown in addition to the ceremonial dress that he was adorn with.

Apart from Anuradhapura and Poḷonnaruva, Kōṭṭe was the other main royal Capital City during Sri Lanka’s pre-colonial period.

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

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.

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

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

The lecture was held on Thursday the 29th of May 2014 at the HNB Towers Auditorium. 479, T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.

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

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.

Notes on the Identity of the Royal Complex at sigiriya

The World Heritage City of Galle

Earliest photographic records of Sri Lanka monuments

Is Sigiriya the Oldest True Tourist Site in Sri Lanka by Dr. Roland Silva