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The house was built in the 1890s and contains a 5-acre garden and extravagant interior fittings. It was built by the wealthy Obeyesekere family and headed by Sir James Peter Obeyesekere II , Kt , MA who was the First Mudaliyar , one of the highest posts available for a Ceylonese in the British Colonial Administration of Ceylon at the time.
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.
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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.
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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 ...
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Download QR code; Print/export ... This is a partial list of the many of colonial era mansions in Sri Lanka. Colombo. Alfred House in 1870. Alfred House [1] [2] [3] ...