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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24 Hours Open

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, LK
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  • Preserved ancient Alakeshwara Palace remains.

    Chamila Mihiripenna Avatar Chamila Mihiripenna

    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)
  • 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
  • An archeological site

    Gamini Deva Avatar Gamini Deva

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

    Chamika Karunathilaka Avatar Chamika Karunathilaka

    This is Alakeshwara palace

    Adeesha Dulanjana Avatar Adeesha Dulanjana
  • it is historical place in Jayawardanapura

    Sriyantha Swarnamalitha Peramunagama Avatar Sriyantha Swarnamalitha Peramunagama

    One of the Archaeological place in kotte..

    Yasiru Kuruwitage Avatar Yasiru Kuruwitage
  • A rare archaeological site in the heart of Colombo.

    Chandana Abayawardana Avatar Chandana Abayawardana

    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
  • 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

    Good

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

    Mahesh Abeyratne Avatar Mahesh Abeyratne

    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

    A place with an ancient value located in Kotte

    Nipun Suwandaratna Avatar Nipun Suwandaratna
  • 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

    Great historical place

    Aruna Fernando.Lecturer National Avatar Aruna Fernando.Lecturer National