Badulla City
Badulla: Scenic town in Sri Lanka's hill country, surrounded by lush tea plantations and offering picturesque landscapes, waterfalls, and cultural sites.
ヴェレカデ ダッチ フォート
オールド ウェレカデ マーケット/ウェレカデ ダッチ フォートは、スリランカのバドゥッラにある歴史的な植民地時代の建物です。この場所はバドゥッラ行政事務局に属し、バドゥッラ病院の近く、バドゥッラ-バンダラウェラ道路沿いに位置しています。
ヴェレカデ市場の建物の建設の歴史は不明であり、多くの人々はオランダ人によって一種の城または要塞として建てられたと信じています。より信頼できる情報源によると、この建物はウヴァ県初の公共建築物として 1889 年にイギリス人によって建設されました。その歴史的重要性により、ヴェレカデの建物は考古学的保護記念物として政府によって正式に認められています。この指定は、2008 年 6 月 6 日に官報番号 1553 で宣言されました。
マーケットの建物は、国内のどこにも見られない英国建築の特徴を持っています。建物は中央に高い屋根があり、4つの出入り口の上に低い屋根がある十字の形で建てられていた [4] 。内部空間のレイアウトは、4 つの廊下を備えた八角形の中央複合体で構成されています。廊下は互いに直角に建てられています。建物の中央は砲塔まで上がる広場となっている。
Special places in Badulla
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Muthiyangana Raja Maha ViharaMuthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya lies in the centre of the city of Badulla. The History of this temple goes back to the time of Buddha but this area around Badulla goes way back in to the time of 19th -18th century BCE.
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Dowa Raja Maha ViharayaDowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa Cape Temple) lies few kilometres away from the Bandarawela town on the Bandarawela – Badulla Road. This temple is thought to be done by King Walagamba in the in first century BC.
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Bogoda Wooden BridgeThe Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka. The bridge is situated at 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Badulla.
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Dunhinda FallsDunhinda Falls is situated about 5 km away from Badulla town. It is 63 meters high and is considered to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. The falls gets its name dew to the smoky dew drops spray.
Badulla District
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 and surroundings are highly recommended for eco-tourists as Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles mountains are few hours away.
Uva Province
The Uva Province is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts called Badulla and Moneragala The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda Falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province). The Gal Oya hills and the Central Mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways in Uva province.