Pitakotte Gal Ambalama

Archaeological ruins

Watching Time : 30 Minutes

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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.

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  • 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 rare archaeological site in the heart of Colombo.

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

    studio AK Avatar studio AK

    This is an archeological site so don’t do bad stuff

    Roshani Wijesinghe Avatar Roshani Wijesinghe
  • Preserved ancient Alakeshwara Palace remains.

    Chamila Mihiripenna Avatar Chamila Mihiripenna

    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
  • A place with an ancient value located in Kotte

    Nipun Suwandaratna Avatar Nipun Suwandaratna

    An archeological site

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  • Archaeological site and museum, ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka.

    Mahesh Abeyratne Avatar Mahesh Abeyratne

    It was beautiful

    Kasun Avishka Avatar Kasun Avishka
  • it is historical place in Jayawardanapura

    Sriyantha Swarnamalitha Peramunagama Avatar Sriyantha Swarnamalitha Peramunagama

    Historical places in kotte

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  • One of the Archaeological place in kotte..

    Yasiru Kuruwitage Avatar Yasiru Kuruwitage

    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

    Prasad Subasinghe Avatar Prasad Subasinghe
  • This is a Alakeshwara Tombstone. It is in Athukotte. It is a ancient please in Sri Lanka.

    Chamika Karunathilaka Avatar Chamika Karunathilaka

    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.

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  • 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

    I am living closer to it

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  • Our heritage

    Sujith Rathnayaka Avatar Sujith Rathnayaka

    You must visit this heritage.don't bring back atleast a stone. just leave your footprints and come.

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