Alakeshwara Archaeological Site, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Name: Alakeshwara Archaeological Site
Address: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Sri Lanka

#9 among attractions in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

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Alakeshwara Archaeological Site is a historical site with archaeological ruins, situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. The site has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka. ()

Coordinates: 6°53'47"N, 79°54'28"E

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Alakeshwara Archaeological Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diyasaru Park, Diyawanna Lake, Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Siri Perakumba Pirivena.

1 miSE
Zoo
Diyasaru Park, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
26 min walk • Diyasaru Park, is 60 acre urban wetland park located in Thalawathugoda area of Sri Jayawardanapura, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It comprises a range of wetland habitats such as marshes, flooded woodlands, lakes, and ponds. It is governed by Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Diyawanna Lake, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
23 min walk • Diyawanna Lake or Parliament Lake, is one of the lakes within Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is quite popular as the Sri Lankan Parliament Building was built on an artificial island at the centre of the lake.
1.1 miS
Temple
Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
28 min walk • Kotte Raja Maha Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the historic building Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama at the Pita Kotte junction on Kotte road.
0.5 miN
Temple
Siri Perakumba Pirivena, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
12 min walk • Siri Perakumba Pirivena is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at the entrance to Ethul Kotte on the Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
0.6 miN
Park, Garden center
Diyatha Uyana, Colombo
15 min walk • Diyatha Uyana is located at Polduwa junction, Battaramulla near the Waters Edge Hotel. The park has been constructed on marshy land on the banks of the Diyawanna Oya.
~1470 ftSW
Museum
Kotte Museum, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
8 min walk • Kotte Museum is an archaeological Museum in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is located at Bangala junction in Ethul Kotte, on the Borella-Pitakotte main road. The museum serves as the regional museum for Western Province of the country and is maintained by Archaeological department of Sri Lanka.
1 miSW
Memorial
Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
25 min walk • Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama is a historic Ambalama building situated at Pita Kotte junction, Western province, Sri Lanka. It was used as a resting place or waiting place for the visitors who came to ancient capital of Kotte kingdom as well as Kotte Raja Maha Vihara.
0.6 miNE
6°54'15"N • 79°54'41"E
The Waters Edge Park, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
16 min walk • Park
1 miNW
Skyscraper
Altitude Building, Colombo
25 min walk • Altitude, formerly known as 96 Iconic Tower, is a proposed skyscraper dedicated to the Sri Lankan Victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
1.2 miNW
Library, Bridge
CHILD EYE "THE children's eye clinic" Rajagiriya 2888835, Colombo
30 min walk • The Rajagiriya Flyover is a flyover built over Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. It is the longest flyover in the country.
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Welikadawatte, Colombo
25 min walk • Welikadawatte, a middle-class housing estate in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka, was a result of the first co-operative housing scheme in Sri Lanka. In the mid-1950s, Dr.

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Nearby attractions include Kotte Museum, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (8 min walk), Siri Perakumba Pirivena, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (12 min walk), Diyatha Uyana, Colombo (15 min walk), The Waters Edge Park, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (16 min walk).

Alakeshwara Archaeological Site, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

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Alakeshwara Archaeological Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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