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.

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  • 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

    Ancient monument.

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  • Believed to be the place of burial of the founder of Kotte, the Tomb of Alakeshwara can be easily reached through the Alakeshwara road on the Pittakotte road. Alakeshwara who... Read More

    Paochieh Cheng Avatar Paochieh Cheng

    Nice

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

    Chamika Karunathilaka Avatar Chamika Karunathilaka

    Good

    Priyantha Ramanayake Avatar Priyantha Ramanayake
  • This is an archeological site so don’t do bad stuff

    Roshani Wijesinghe Avatar Roshani Wijesinghe

    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
  • 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
  • Great historical place

    Aruna Fernando.Lecturer National Avatar Aruna Fernando.Lecturer National

    A Valuable place for a history lover...

    Ruwindu Senanayake Avatar Ruwindu Senanayake
  • Preserved ancient Alakeshwara Palace remains.

    Chamila Mihiripenna Avatar Chamila Mihiripenna

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

    Milinda Huruggamuwa Avatar Milinda Huruggamuwa
  • One of the Archaeological place in kotte..

    Yasiru Kuruwitage Avatar Yasiru Kuruwitage

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

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  • This is Alakeshwara palace

    Adeesha Dulanjana Avatar Adeesha Dulanjana

    It was beautiful

    Kasun Avishka Avatar Kasun Avishka
  • 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

    Historical places in kotte

    Sasith Kollure Avatar Sasith Kollure