Haputale St. Andrews Church

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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.

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Erilised kohad Badullas

  • Muthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya asub Badulla linna keskel. Selle templi ajalugu ulatub tagasi Buddha aega, kuid Badulla ümbruse piirkond ulatub tagasi 19.–18. sajandisse eKr.

    Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara 

  • Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa neeme tempel) asub Bandarawela linnast mõne kilomeetri kaugusel Bandarawela-Badulla teel. Arvatakse, et selle templi ehitas kuningas Walagamba esimesel sajandil eKr.

    Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya 

  • Bogoda puusild ehitati 16. sajandil Dambadeniya ajastul. Väidetavalt on see Sri Lanka vanim säilinud puusild. Sild asub Badullast 7 kilomeetrit läänes.

    Bogoda puidust sild 

  • Dunhinda juga asub umbes 5 km kaugusel Badulla linnast. See on 63 meetrit kõrge ja seda peetakse üheks Sri Lanka kaunimaks jugaks. Juga on oma nime saanud suitsuste kastepiiskade järgi.

    Dunhinda juga 

Avastage Badulla

Badulla ringkonna kohta

Badulla is the capital of Uva Province in Sri Lanka. Badulla is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya , about 680 meters (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains. Badulla is about 230km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of central hills of Sri Lanka.

Badulla ja selle ümbrus on ökoturistidele väga soovitatavad, kuna Horton Plainsi rahvuspark ja Knucklesi mäed on vaid mõne tunni kaugusel.

Uva provintsi kohta

Uva provints on Sri Lanka suuruselt teine ​​hõredamalt asustatud provints, kus elab 1 187 335 inimest ja mis loodi 1896. aastal. See koosneb kahest ringkonnast: Badulla ja Moneragala. Provintsi keskus on Badulla. Uva piirneb ida-, lõuna- ja keskprovintsiga. Selle peamised turismiatraktsioonid on Dunhinda juga, Diyaluma juga, Rawana juga, Yala rahvuspark (asub osaliselt lõuna- ja idaprovintsis) ja Gal Oya rahvuspark (asub osaliselt idaprovintsis). Gal Oya mäed ja keskmäestik on peamised mägismaa, samas kui Mahaweli ja Meniku jõed ning tohutud Senanayake Samudraya ja Maduru Oya veehoidlad on Uva provintsi peamised veeteed.

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