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Independence Square
Historical landmark
Square in front of Independence Memorial Hall featuring a fountain topped by a statue.
4.60 (9K reviews)
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Cargills (Ceylon) PLC
Grocery store
Landmark structure housing a variety of retail shops, chain restaurants & a supermarket.
4.10 (1.1K reviews)
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Colombo Galbokka Lighthouse
Historical landmark
1950s lighthouse & Colombo port icon with a naval gun battery & a plaza offering views of the ocean.
4.30 (631 reviews)
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Pettah Gold Market
Historical landmark
👍👍 You can buy gems, gold and silver at the shops on the ground floor. Various collections. Air- conditioned lobby area and shops. it's actually a pretty interesting place to visit. free Parking available for customers. all common areas observed by CCTV camera systems.
4.00 (382 reviews)
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Wimaladharma Clock Tower
Historical landmark
This well-known, early 20th-century clock tower sits on a roundabout at a busy market's entrance.
4.10 (357 reviews)
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Gamini Hall Junction
Historical landmark
👍👍 Heavy trafic during weekdays 07-10am, 12-02pm and 05-06.30pm due to office and school hours. Weekends its really free and no traffic. There are many old book stores where you can find valuable and rare books for a super cheap price
4.20 (339 reviews)
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Pitakotuwe Bo Gaha
Historical landmark
👍👍 A great temple, we spent the morning there, they open early as 6 am and we join prayers.
They're welcoming and happy to show us the place and explain what they do.
4.30 (235 reviews)
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Colombo Fort Old Lighthouse & Clock Tower
Historical landmark
👍 The tower was constructed as a clock tower in 1856-57 and completed on the 25 February 1857. The tower was designed by Emily Elizabeth Ward, the wife of Governor Sir Henry George Ward (1797 – 1860). The construction was undertaken by the Public Works Department, under the supervision of Mr John Flem...
4.30 (234 reviews)
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PANCHIKAWATTA පංචිකාවත්ත பஞ்சிகாவத்தை
Historical landmark
👍 It is a famous junction due to its location. It connects several main routes. Also, it has iconic statue of horse. It was made by waste iron materials. And, the statue is a symbolic future since the Panchikawatte is famous for spare parts for all types of vehicles.
4.10 (220 reviews)
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Independence Memorial Museum
Historical landmark
Located within an iconic monument, this compact museum honors the heroes of Sri Lankan independence.
4.50 (212 reviews)
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Viharamaha Devi Park Buddha Statue
Historical landmark
👍👍 Fairly big green park in the middle of the Colombo city. Consist of walking and cycling paths, kids park, lots of big trees, open grass parks add value to this beautiful park. Super place to relax for tourists who come to the city and get exhausted with Colombo humidity can relax on the benches unde...
4.70 (206 reviews)
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Khan Clock Tower
Historical landmark
👍 The Khan Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market. The Clock Tower was built in the early 20th century by the family of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan. This Parsi family hailed from Bombay, India a...
4.30 (121 reviews)
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Kayman's Gate - Dutch Bell Tower, කයිමන් දොරකඩ
Historical landmark
👍👍 This what the legacy stone tablet posted by the Kayman's Bell-tower says:
"Kayman's Gate Bell Tower - John Capper in his book titled 'Old Ceylon' mentions that during the Portuguese period and later the Dutch occupation there were two fortifications. The inner fortress is where the present Fort (Ko...
4.00 (70 reviews)
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Mount Mary
Historical landmark
👍 No need buy tickets it's totally free it's Railways Staff quarters, old Dutch styles Homes.
4.10 (46 reviews)
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Gaffoor Building
Historical landmark
👍 Gafoor Building is an unique V shape building which still in the process of renovation. Unique historical landmark where this building was built almost a century ago.
4.20 (44 reviews)
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King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe's Prison Room
Historical landmark
👍👍 This prison cell where King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe was detained is a semi-circular building. The top of the building is spherical and has an air vent at the top. In this spherical section you can see a coral-like pattern on the back of the fish.
A statue of King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe has been e...
4.20 (36 reviews)