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The architectural masterpiece synonymous with the Kandyan Convention, complete with 32 carvings of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth in its four corners holds in its bosom a chronicle little known. D.D.M ...
This townhouse/café blends medieval Kandyan architecture with the Baroque- which in the 17th century was still fashionable in Europe and hitchhiked to Ceylon with the Portuguese. Although worlds apart ...
According to Prof. Ranweera, the octagon is ‘Gem of Kandyan Architecture.’ After the blast the Sri Dalada Maligawa complex sustained heavy damages and an extensive programme to repair the ...
The Urban Development Ministry has said the museum will feature the Kandyan period architecture, rites and rituals, traditions and culture, food culture, industries and economy, arts and handicraft.
443. The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Department of Archaeology, proudly celebrated the reopening of the newly restored Old Kandyan Kings’ Palace and ...
Kohomba kankariya, the sociology of a Kandyan ritual, by Sarath Amunugama (Yapa Publications, Colombo, 2021). Reviewed by Usvatte-aratchi ‘What we have described in this book are the halcyon days of ...
According to Prof. Ranweera, the octagon is ‘Gem of Kandyan Architecture.’ After the blast the Sri Dalada Maligawa complex sustained heavy damages and an extensive programme to repair the ...