Samudrasanna Vihara Explained

Building Name:Galkissa Samudrasanna Vihara
Native Name:ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය
Location:Mount-Lavinia, Sri Lanka
Coordinates:6.8289°N 79.8641°W
Province:Western Province
District:Colombo
Heritage Designation:Archaeological protected monument (6 June 2008)
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Buddhist Temple
Year Completed:1845[1]

Samudrasanna Vihara (Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය''') is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Mount-Lavinia in the Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the Templers road junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 6 June 2008 under the government Gazette number 1553.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kesaralal Gunasekara . ගල්කිස්ස සමුද්‍රාසන්න විහාරය (In Sinhala). Budu Sarana . 6 November 2008. 8 March 2017.