Pitakotte Gal Ambalama

Archaeological ruins

Watching Time : 30 Minutes

Amazing Experience

Kotte had three resting posts, of which only the Gal Ambalama (made of granite) remains. Two others were Meti Ambalama (made of mud), one near the palace and another near Rajagiriya, which were lost in the mid-20th century. Gal Ambalama was destroyed during the wars between the Portuguese and Sītāvaka Rājasiṁha but was restored during the British period using old granite pillars. The well that was there is also now lost. Recent discoveries of some openings suggest it might also have served as an air outlet for the tunnel running across the previous site visited at Ananda Sastralaya.

Opening Hours

24 Hours Open

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, LK
31°
Partly Cloudy
05:5218:25 +0530
Feels like: 37°C
Wind: 10km/h WSW
Humidity: 73%
Pressure: 1009.14mbar
UV index: 2

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  • Preserved ancient Alakeshwara Palace remains.

    Chamila Mihiripenna Avatar Chamila Mihiripenna

    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.

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

    studio AK Avatar studio AK

    The Alakeshwara Archaeological Site, located in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is believed to be the location of either the palace of King Nissanka Alakeshwara or his mausoleum. The site features ruins... Read More

    Thilanka D Avatar Thilanka D
  • 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

    TC Bandarawela Avatar TC Bandarawela

    it is historical place in Jayawardanapura

    Sriyantha Swarnamalitha Peramunagama Avatar Sriyantha Swarnamalitha Peramunagama
  • historical place and wonderful maintenance and clear this is the palace of kotte Kingdom or tomb of Alakeshwara.

    Dushantha Chamal (Ibagathe) Avatar Dushantha Chamal (Ibagathe)

    This is Alakeshwara palace

    Adeesha Dulanjana Avatar Adeesha Dulanjana
  • A rare archaeological site in the heart of Colombo.

    Chandana Abayawardana Avatar Chandana Abayawardana

    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

    Chanuka Nadun Avatar Chanuka Nadun
  • 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

    Thushini Goonewardene Avatar Thushini Goonewardene

    A Valuable place for a history lover...

    Ruwindu Senanayake Avatar Ruwindu Senanayake
  • Part of the kotte kingdom. King Alakeshwara's tomb is situated here.

    Milinda Huruggamuwa Avatar Milinda Huruggamuwa

    Ancient monument.

    sudarshana sampath Avatar sudarshana sampath
  • Good

    Priyantha Ramanayake Avatar Priyantha Ramanayake

    Archaeological site and museum, ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka.

    Mahesh Abeyratne Avatar Mahesh Abeyratne
  • This is a Alakeshwara Tombstone. It is in Athukotte. It is a ancient please in Sri Lanka.

    Chamika Karunathilaka Avatar Chamika Karunathilaka

    An archeological site

    Gamini Deva Avatar Gamini Deva
  • Historical places in kotte

    Sasith Kollure Avatar Sasith Kollure

    අලකේශ්වර මාළිගය, ඇතුල් දිය අගල, පැරණි කොටු බැම්ම, පිටත දිය අගල, පුරාවිද්‍යා කෞතුකාගාරය වගේම ගල් අම්මබලම බලන්නත් අමතක කලේ නෑ. පුරාවිද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවෙන් දැන්වීම් පුවරු යොදා තිබෙන නිසා මෙම ස්ථාන නැරඹීමට... Read More

    Nish Perera Avatar Nish Perera