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Galle Face is a 5 ha (12 acres) ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m (1,600 ft) along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. The promenade was initially laid out in 1859 by Governor Sir Henry George Ward, although the original Galle Face Green extended over a much larger area than is ...
Most of the musician in Sri Lanka have come out with their own creations The temple paintings and carvings used birds, elephants, wild animals, flowers and trees. The colors were made of nature. The traditional 18 dances display the dancing of birds and animals. Mayura Wannama – The dance of the peacock.
Baila music. Baila (also known as bayila; from the Portuguese verb bailar, meaning to dance[ 1]) is a form of music, popular in Sri Lanka and among Goan Catholics in India. The genre originated centuries ago among the Portuguese Burghers and Sri Lankan Kaffirs. Baila songs are played during parties and weddings in Sri Lanka, Goa, and Mangalore ...
Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province, Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District . Galle was known as Gimhathiththa[ 1] before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, when it was the main port on the island. Ibn Batuta, a Moroccan Berber Muslim traveller in the 14th century, referred to it as Qali ...
4 February 2025. ( 2025-02-04) Frequency. Annually. National Day, also known as Independence Day, [ 1] is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and ...
Southlands College is the premier Girls school in Southern Sri Lanka. It was started during the British rule in 1885. Lucy Vanderstraaten was the first principal. The school began in two larger down-stair rooms in a house in Fort with a group of some 50 children. It was originally named "Wesleyan Girls School".
Ahangama. / 5.983°N 80.367°E / 5.983; 80.367 5°59′N 80°22′E / 5.983°N 80.367°E / 5.983; 80.367. Ahangama is a coastal town in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Galle. The A2 highway passes through the town.
The Galle Face Hotel, founded in 1864, is one of the oldest hotels east of Suez. [1] It is located on Galle Road, Colombo. The Ceylon Hotels Corporation is now part of the Galle Face Hotel Group. [2] The hotel is a member of Select Hotels and Resorts International. [3] The current chairman of the hotel is Sanjeev Gardiner, since the demise of ...