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Mahiyangana is one of the many significant religious landmarks visited by Lord Buddha.  Fortunately, the Lord Buddha first visited Sri Lanka nine months after he attained Buddhahood, or nine months...

The halcyon days of television in Sri Lanka were forty years ago. Precisely the golden era of television on the island. It was a big idea that began with baby...

Words Foster + Partners.  Norman Foster will be the international Guest Editor for the ten issues of Domus magazine in 2024. To mark its 100th anniversary in 2028, Domus has...

Words Foster + Partners. Photography Nigel Young/Foster + Partners  This 897-foot building is a best-in-class workspace.  Four Twenty Five, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new restaurant, has opened in New York. Designed by...

Venerable Galboda Gnanissara Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple, has been the guiding light that has exemplified the true teachings of Buddhism of equality and compassion. The Venerable Thero...

 Words and Photography Foster + Partners  Each zone celebrates the city’s relationship with water.  Foster + Partners has won the international competition to design a new center for Hangzhou, the...

 Ancient calendar.  Everything in the world is changing; nothing is permanent. Everyone likes it if everything is endless because they can live happily ever after. No one wants to change....

Paradise Road The Gallery Café is a landmark that reflects the identity of Sri Lanka. Paradise Road The Gallery Café completes 25 years this month (November 2023). It’s a celebration...

Ena de Silva was too large a creative genius to be forgotten. Hers was a generation-spanning influence on rebirthing and reconstructing batik and embroidery, pushing design boundaries fearlessly, using her...

 Seeking blessings before offering the saffron robe during the Kathina Cheewara Pūjā’.  The Wassān˙ a ceremony marks the end of Wassān˙ a season, which extends for about three months in...