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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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STAND INSIDE IT — 360°
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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THE PHOTOGRAPHS
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
UNIQUE SRI LANKA
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Photographs © Viran de Silva
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