Haputale St. Andrews Church
St. Andrew's Church is an Anglican church in Haputale, Badulla District, Sri Lanka. This small Neo-gothic church is located on the A16 road (Beragala - Hali Ela road).
It is one of the oldest buildings in Haputale and one of the oldest European buildings in the district. The foundation stone was laid on 7 April 1869 by Lieutenant General Hodgson and it was consecrated for worship on 19 September 1869.It was built by James Andrews, who worked at Sherwood Estate, and Richard Wylie, from Pita Ratmale Estate. The first services were conducted by Rev. Joseph Barnett, co-pastor of Middlington.
The church's interior is small but well furnished. The pews and kneelers are upholstered with red velvet and leather and the ends of the pews are decorated with intricate woodcarvings. The altar is surrounded by stained glass windows imported from Scotland that depict the significant events in the life of Jesus. It has a marble baptismal font, imported from England, located at the entrance of the church.
Særlige steder i Badulla
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Muthiyangana Raja Maha ViharayaMuthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya ligger i centrum af byen Badulla. Tempelets historie går tilbage til Buddhas tid, men området omkring Badulla går helt tilbage til tiden i det 19.-18. århundrede f.Kr.
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Dowa Raja Maha ViharayaDowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa Cape-templet) ligger få kilometer fra byen Bandarawela på vejen mellem Bandarawela og Badulla. Dette tempel menes at være bygget af kong Walagamba i det første århundrede f.Kr.
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Bogoda træbroBogoda-træbroen blev bygget i det 16. århundrede under Dambadeniya-æraen. Det siges at være den ældste overlevende træbro i Sri Lanka. Broen ligger 7 kilometer vest for Badulla.
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Dunhinda FallsDunhinda Falls ligger omkring 5 km fra byen Badulla. Det er 63 meter højt og betragtes som et af de smukkeste vandfald i Sri Lanka. Vandfaldet har fået sit navn fra de røgfyldte dugdråber, der sprøjter.
