Tag: Heritage

Furniture by the Geoffrey Bawa Practice Opens in Colombo The late Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) is celebrated not ...

Thanks to Sarita Rajandran’s Heritage Hands collection, Sri Lanka’s iconic Dumbara weave—renowned for its vibrant geometric patterns—will no longer fade ...

Hiriketiya is an exhilarating hidden gem that offers a laid-back atmosphere where you can soak in the beauty and charm ...

As a German tourist with a deep fascination for cultural festivals, my journey to Sri Lanka would have been incomplete ...

The Ves dance has its roots in the traditions of the Temple of the Tooth and has been an integral ...

Anuradhapura was Sri Lanka’s first kingdom—and the greatest of all. It held sway for over one thousand four hundred years ...

The decorated arch with the ubiquitous dragon at the entrance to the temple. Walukaramaya may not be the most ostentatious ...

An illustration of the Duke of Gloucester presiding over the first self-rule sitting of Sri Lanka in 1948.  As the ...

Paradise Road The Gallery Café is a landmark that reflects the identity of Sri Lanka. Paradise Road The Gallery Café ...

Ena de Silva was too large a creative genius to be forgotten. Hers was a generation-spanning influence on rebirthing and ...