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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.
Medamulana Walawwa (also known as Medamulana and the Carlton House) is the ancestral home of the Rajapaksa family. It is a walawwa located in Beliatta , Hambantota District , Sri Lanka . It was the home of Don David Rajapaksa, the Vidane Arachchi of the Ihala Valikada Korale.
Sri Lanka: Coordinates Year(s) built: 1948 -1998: Owner ... The Lunuganga Estate is the former country house of renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. [1] [2]
The architecture of Sri Lanka displays a rich variety of architectural forms and styles. Shaivism has had a significant influence on early Sri Lankan architecture, during the reign of King Ravana , then Buddhism has also had a significant influence on Sri Lankan architecture, since it was introduced to the island in the 3rd century BCE .
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]
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] Clare House; India House; Jefferson ...
Geoffrey Bawa was born in Colombo on 23 July 1919, [5] [6] the youngest of two sons to Major Benjamin Bawa, a Sri Lankan lawyer who was partly of European parentage, [7] [8] and Bertha Marianne née Schrader, a Burgher of mixed Sinhalese, German and Scottish descent.
Nadeeka Samanmali Perera (Sinhala:නදීකා සමන්මලී පෙරේරා, born 22 Oct 1983) is a Sri Lankan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder. She competed at Miss World 2005 pageant and has been crowned as "The International Best Female Model-2007" at a ceremony held in Spain .