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  2. Kandyan jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Kandyan jewellery comes from the hill capital of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. The Kandyan Kingdom lasted till 1815 resulting in the original sets of jewellery and designs still being preserved and worn by Kandyan families today. Kandyan jewellery is handmade and was designed specifically for the royal families. It carries symbols of wealth, prosperity ...

  3. Pettah Market - Wikipedia

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    It is a long street of jewellery shops with hundreds of shops next to one another. There are also some jewellery shops in main street gaspa junction. The most recognizable building in the Pettah market is the candy-striped Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque [ citation needed ] (also known as The Red Mosque) which was built in 1909.

  4. Kuttam Pokuna - Wikipedia

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    Kuttam Pokuna (twin ponds or pools) are well preserved old bathing tanks or ponds in Sri Lanka. This pair of ponds was built by the Sinhalese in the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom . They form part of the Abhayagiri vihāra complex and are an example of the works in the field of hydrological engineering, architecture and art of the ancient Sinhalese.

  5. Liberty Plaza, Colombo - Wikipedia

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    The shopping mall sells various products such as clothes, toys, wine, food, accessories, jewellery, etc. It is famous for mobile phone shops and it plays a significant role in the mobile phone business. [4] Liberty Plaza also opened the first store of popular tea brand Mlesna in 1985. The shopping complex is opened everyday except for Sunday.

  6. Bangle - Wikipedia

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    Normally, a bangle worn by people around the world is simply an inflexible piece of jewellery worn around the wrist. However, in many cultures, especially those from Indian cultures and the broader Indian subcontinent , bangles have evolved into various types in which different ones are used on different occasions.

  7. Gems of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, geologically speaking is an extremely old country. Ninety percent of the rocks of the island are of Precambrian age, 560 million to 2,400 million years ago. The gems form in sedimentary residual gem deposits, eluvial deposits, metamorphic deposits, skarn and calcium-rich rocks. Nearly all the gem formations in Sri Lanka are located ...

  8. Colombo City Centre - Wikipedia

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    Colombo City Centre. Colombo City Centre is a 50-storey mixed-use development in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka.Colombo City Centre comprises a five storey retail space which consists of 3,675 m 2 (39,560 sq ft), including a 170-room hotel and 192 residential apartments.

  9. Abhayagiri Vihāra - Wikipedia

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    Under Gajabahu I, Abhayagiri grew in prestige and importance. [4] The accession of King Mahasena in the 3rd century AD saw the suppression of the Mahavihara monks. The king prohibited the giving of alms to them and went as far as to demolish the buildings of the Mahavihara and re‑use their materials for the construction of new buildings at the Abhayagiri.