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Walauwa or walawwa is the name given to a feudal/colonial manor house in Sri Lanka of a native headmen. It also refers to the feudal social systems that existed during the colonial era. The term walauwa is derived from the Tamil word valavu, which denotes a compound or garden, and by implication, a large house with aristocratic connotations.
In Sri Lankan architecture, a pila is a type of veranda that is most notably found in Sinhalese farm houses. [1] The floor or platform is projected beyond the walls creating a continuous ledge on the building exterior. Buildings that featured a courtyard could have an inner pila. [2] [3]
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Adisham Hall, or Adisham Bungalow is a country house near Haputale, in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka.At present, it houses the Adisham monastery of Saint Benedict.It has a relic (a chip of a bone) of St. Sylvester at the chapel.
Woodlands was the town house of D. S. Senanayake and Dudley Senanayake both Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka.. The house was built by D. S. Senanayake in Borella as his principal residence in Colombo and moved in with his family from his family home of Bothale Walawwa. [1]
Cinnamon Gardens (Sinhala: කුරුඳු වත්ත Kurundu Vaththa, Tamil: கறுவாத் தோட்டம்) is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east of Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named for the former cinnamon plantation in this area.
Bairaha Farms is one of the LMD 100 companies in Sri Lanka. LMD 100 is an annual list of listed companies in Sri Lanka, and Bairaha Farms ranks 99th in the 2020/21 edition of the list. [7] Bairaha is the 66th most valuable brand in Sri Lanka in 2022. Brand Finance calculates the brand value of Bairaha to be LKR960 million, a 12% increase from ...
In 2007, in the first sermon of Ashara Mubaraka, he stated that Saifee Villa is a "Historical House" (tareekhi makaan). Mufaddal Saifuddin arrived in Sri Lanka from Karachi on Monday 17 September 2012 [21] and his arrival reception was held in Saifee Villa at 10pm. A large gathering of Dawoodi Bohra community of Colombo was present at this ...