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Mount Lavinia Beach
1,507 reviews
"... entire recreation team at the front office, who took us on a surprisingly complimentary wonderful Colombo city tour and shared the amazing history of the hotel....nice to know we were one of the first tours of...""Totally a Tourist attraction with nice sea side restaurants and Bars , You go Chill with extraordinary view of Indian Ocean and Breath some good fresh air Highly recommend for Sea-bath , it’s a safe place to buy n..."
Nature & Parks
Viharamahadevi Park
704 reviews
"At the south western corner are a war memorial for those who lost their lives during the second world war and the Colombo Public Library.""It has well landscaped gardens with a varity of trees, flowers, lotus ponds, fountains, golden image of Buddha, large Statue of Queen Viharamahadevi, and Queen Victoria."
Sights & Landmarks
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque
429 reviews
"Jami Ul Alfar/ Red Mosque is one of the most unique looking mosques in Asia and lies in the heart of Pettah Market.""It dates to 1908 and opened for worship in 2009 to cater for the religious requirements of the local Indian Muslim community The architecture is described as a hybrid of Indo-Islamic and Indian."
Sights & Landmarks
Independence Square
828 reviews
"Inspired by the Magul Maduwa (Royal Audience Hall) in Temple of Scared tooth Relic, Kandy, this is a unique creation of a team of 08 architectures, with 48 pillars to mark 1948, the year which country became fully...""It is big square at the time of britishersand known as a Independence Memorial Hall and it is national monument in Sri Lanka built for commemoration of the independence of Sri Lanka.It has very wide roads running..."
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Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct
950 reviews
"Just outside are the World Trade centre towers and Fairway Colombo hotel is just behind it.""A heritage building which dates back to Dutch colonial period in 1600s, established as a hospital to look after the officers serving in the Dutch East India Company, which is now a shopping and dining precinct."
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Sri Ponnambalam Vanesar Kovil
101 reviews
"The temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is constructed with South Indian granite and roofed over with a high ceiling which reminds one of Sri Kala Hasti Temple in Andhra, India.""This is a well hidden Hindu temple in the heart of the city, it's like the buildings grew around this temple and isolated it all together."
