Part of the kotte kingdom. King Alakeshwara's tomb is situated here.

Great historical place

මෙම නටඹුන් ස්ථානයේ එකිනෙකට සමීපව ඉදිකර ඇති ගොඩනැගිලි දෙකක පාදම් පවතී. මෙය කෝට්ටේ බළකොටුව ඉදි කරවූ වීර අලකේශ්වරයන් ගේ මාළිගාව හෝ එතුමා ආදාහනය කරන ලද ස්ථානය ලෙස මත දෙකක් පවතී. කෙසේ... Read More නමුත්, මෙම ස්ථානයේ ඇති වාස්තු විද්‍යාත්මක ඉදිකිරීම් ලක්ෂණ හා මෙම ස්ථානයෙන් සොයාගෙන ඇති ජල පෙරනය, ඇඹරුම් ගල වැනි භාණ්ඩ අනුව මෙම ස්ථානයේ වීර අලකේශ්වරයන්ගේ මාළිගාව තිබූ බවට ඇති මතය වඩාත් තහවුරු වේ.

visit all other sites of old kotte kingdom, a must see on the outskirts of colombo.

This is a Alakeshwara Tombstone. It is in Athukotte. It is a ancient please in Sri Lanka.

I am living closer to it

An archeological site

A rare archaeological site in the heart of Colombo.

It was beautiful

It is good to say that it is the most important archaeological site in Sri Lanka because there are very few historical ruins belonging to the Kotte kingdom period (1412... Read More - 1597). These ruins are believed to be the palace of Nisshanka Alakeswara Maha Mantri, who built a fort in the Kotte area in the 14th century before the emergence of the Kotte Kingdom. An important historical figure, he was dedicated to the territorial integrity of the country at that time. There are more reasons to say that this is a palace than a tomb, because the archaeological excavations have found things like grinding stones and water filters, and a tomb does not need such things.

Historical places in kotte

A place with an ancient value located in Kotte

A very calm and peaceful place that remains largely unknown, even among those living in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It’s surprising how many people are unaware of the historical significance of... Read More Alakeshwara and his contributions to our history. If you’re interested in the rich past of Kotte, this site is a must-visit. It holds deep historical value, yet it remains overlooked. The serenity of the location makes it perfect for a quiet visit, allowing you to reflect on the past while appreciating the heritage of our ancient capital.

Our heritage

This historic site dating back to the 14th century is believed to be either the tomb or palace of Alakeshwara, a minister of King Wickramabahu, the third of Gampola. Various domestic... Read More objects such as grinding stones and water filters found during excavations of the site suggest that this is more likely to be the palace of Alakeshwara rather than his tomb. This monument is of noteworthy importance as this was the minister who recognized Kotte as a suitable area to build a fortress. What remains today are only the kabok rock foundations of two buildings. The site is easily accessible from Alakeshwara Road. It is definitely worth a visit as it is one of the few remaining historic sites in Kotte.

Good

කෝට්ටේ රාජධානියට අයත් අදටත් ඉතිරිවී ඇති ඉතා සුළු නටඹුන් වලින් එකක් වන මෙය නිසි පරිදි හදුනාගෙන නැතත් කෝට්ටේ රාජධානියේ සිටි ප්‍රබලම අමාත්‍යවරයෙකු වූ නිශ්ශංක අලගක්කෝනාරගේ මාළිගාව යැයි සැලකේ.

A Valuable place for a history lover...