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2. Sigiriya - Wikipedia

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   This site may have been important in the competition between the Mahayana and Theravada Buddhist traditions in ancient Sri Lanka. In Professor Senarath Paranavithana 's book The Story of Sigiri , King Dathusena is said to have taken the advice of the Persian Nestorian Priest Maga Brahmana on building his palace on Sigirya.

3. Colombo National Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka.Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage.

4. Altair (building) - Wikipedia

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   Altair is a residential and commercial development under construction in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The building has a 68-floor vertical tower and 63 floor leaning or sloping tower . [ 4 ] At 240.0 m (787 ft), the building will be one of the tallest buildings in Colombo when it is completed.

5. University of the Visual and Performing Arts - Wikipedia

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   Drawing and Design were among the first courses to be taught there. Approximately five decades later, on 1 October 1949, the Department of Arts and Aesthetics shifted its locality from Horton Place to Heywood College. [5] The restructuring of the university system in Sri Lanka affiliated the institute with the University of Kelaniya in 1980.

6. Gal Vihara - Wikipedia

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   The Gal Vihara (Sinhala: ගල් විහාරය, lit. 'rock monastery'), and known originally as the Uttararama (Sinhala: උත්තරාරාමය, lit. 'the great monastery'), is a rock temple of the Buddha situated in the ancient city Polonnaruwa, the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, now present-day Polonnaruwa, in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

7. Lunuganga - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lanka: Coordinates: Year(s) built ... Design and construction; Architect(s) ... The Lunuganga Estate is the former country house of renowned Sri Lankan architect ...