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Ambalama Heritage

Yakgahapitiya Sirimalwatta Ambalama

Central Province

Kandy District

7°18'10.8"N 80°39'30.4"E

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THE PLACE

Yakgahapitiya Sirimalwatta Ambalama stands near the junction leading to Sirimalwatta Rajamaha Viharaya on the road towards Degaldoruwa. It is a large brick-and-mortar wayside shelter set on a stone base. Four inner pillars and twelve outer pillars create a double arrangement around the seating area beneath the wide hipped roof. The floor has been finished in cement, but the building still clearly expresses its original purpose as a public resting place.
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7°18'10.8"N 80°39'30.4"E

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES

The ambalama is beside a working local road. Park without blocking the junction, treat the seating as shared public space and avoid disturbing anyone using the shelter.

- Viran de Silva

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Photographs © Viran de Silva
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