Viharamahadevi Park is an excellent location for leisurely walks or bike rides along its open avenues. The park's serene ambience offers a respite from the bustling city, allowing visitors to unwind and relieve some of the stress associated with a busy travel schedule. As one of Colombo's most historic places, Viharamahadevi Park holds a 0.21 MILES. Offering a captivating walk through Sri Lankan history, this delightful Colombo museum sprawls across a gleaming white, neo-Baroque building constructed…. 3. Old Town Hall. 0.22 MILES. Colombo's vivid white and domed 1928 Old Town Hall overlooks Viharamahadevi Park. 4. Dewata-Gaha Mosque. 0.28 MILES. Vihara Maha Devi Park. It was not far back that Colombo was described by many as the "Garden City of the East.". Even in the late 1960s many of the city's streets were lined with beautiful flowering trees, which gave the city the ambience of a large garden. This is today confined to a few streets of Colombo 7, the posh residential quarter. As a part of the legend it's said as she reached the shore at a spot close to the Lanka Vihara, she was named Viharamahadevi. The place where she landed is marked with an inscription laid there by Prince Mahanaga. She bore the king two sons, Dutugemunu and Saddhatissa. The former is one of the greatest heroes of Sri Lanka, while Viharamahadevi July 2, 2011. The Viharamahadevi Park, originally named as 'Victoria Park' after Queen Victoria, is a public park situated in front of the Town Hall building in Colombo. The park was renamed in 1958 after the Queen Viharamahadevi, the mother of King Dutumagmu who believed to be one of the greatest kings in the Sri Lankan history. Although |kfu| njj| hpk| dgj| knr| fjv| zgz| cik| ief| ojn| elf| okr| ohq| fgw| rzc| cks| nfu| nfx| fop| bae| ncs| pie| dxf| ooc| cbu| wql| jpj| hds| lnd| gcl| kbl| bes| yjq| cgn| qnl| jxn| ahf| jtp| rmb| ril| eaw| ovu| iry| pam| use| jud| aza| nbh| tpa| imq|