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National Museum of Natural History
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| Preference: | Cultural, Family, $$ |
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Attraction , Cultural Updated 504 days ago
thise place is in colombo 07.uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Review by sajid
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Activities , Family , Cultural Updated 548 days ago
Place to spend time if you are into History.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Review by Sandun Ratnayake
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Activities , Family Updated 581 days ago
A nice place to spend the day ! The Natural History section is in a separate building. It gives the visitor a thorough understanding of our natural resources as well as an in depth look at our fauna and flora. If you really want to know what made Sri Lanka, don't miss this.
Review by Anil Pathmaperuma
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Attraction , Cultural Updated 583 days ago
Sri Lanka is a beautiful island with it's rich culture. Over several thousand old many cultural items are available in many ruin cities in the country.
This island called as "Rathnadeepa" in ancient times. Because it was very famous of it's valuable gems.
Even today many relegious places are full of gems. Colombo national museum also one of these palce. There you can see the crown of last king of the country. Even today crown of the Queen Elzabeth in England is decorated with a valuable gem of Sri Lanka.
At the national Museum you can see many valuables belonged to the history. I believe at the museum we are able to see most valuable gems in Colombo today.
Review by Dhamma Ambalampitiya, Ph.D
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Attraction , Family Updated 596 days ago
national museum of natural history ismain museum in sri lanka that situated in colombo 07 there are most of antic things y can see.and y can learn more about sri lankan culture,and more aboutbeautiful thingsthere are most of things are very valuble things
Review by vishara malinga
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Attraction , Cultural Updated 603 days ago
A castle and a historic building .Residence of a former governor of Ceylon. It has historical value and is now a museum. It has spacious lawns and the building had barracks for the governors guard including stables. Presently it houses the National Museum of Sri Lanka and has many valuable artifacts. A place worth visiting and spending at least 3 to 4 hours in seeing the glorious past of Sri Lanka
Review by Upali Jayasinhe
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Attraction , Family Updated 625 days ago
The Colombo Museum housed many exhibits exceeding over one hundred thousand items, that provided an insight to the history of the country. They presented a fine testimony to the glory and the grandeur of our ancient civilization. Most of these collections do not have parallels any where in the island. This museum possess a number of exquisite sculptures of Sri Lanka, both in stone and in bronze. Most significant among them is the large seated Buddha image which was found in Toluwila, an ancient site near Anuradhapura. This is one of the best preserved ancient Budddha image so far found in Sri Lanka. Some of other wonderful items in stone in the museum are the rock inscriptions. These show the evolution of the Sinhala script from BRAHMI script . Among other items of interest are Guard stone s, moonstones, carved stone plaques and stone pillars . These could be considered as unique creations of the stone sculpture in Sri Lanka.
Review by sunith rodrigo
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Attraction , Cultural Updated 652 days ago
You can explore the history and the Cultural findings of Sri Lanka in the National Museum which is situated in the heart of the City.
This also includes a Biological history section which showcases the history and varieties of flora & fauna in Sri Lanka.
This is a great educational and interesting place to visit in your visit to Sri Lanka
Review by Chameen Dem
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Attraction , Cultural Updated 677 days ago
National Museum of Natural history Colombo Sri Lanka is situvated in colombo 07, at cinnamon gardens.its a very tourist attarcted place in sri lanka.its established in 1877.it is the largest Museum in Sri lanka.it is maintaining by the central Government of Sri Lanka.it founder was Sir William Henry George the british Governer of the Ceylon at the time ( 1877). It desplays Cultural and Natural Heritage of the country.there are branches of the Colombo museum as well in Kandy, Jafna and rathnapura too.The Most importent our Kings of kandy the crown jewels and the throne is there back from British Government.in spite of the enormity of the various collectionsthematicarrangement of the gallries enhancedthe quality of the museum collection.there is oppertunaty to visitors to study the aincent culture of Sri lanka under one roof.Dnt miss your chance to visit Sri lanka and get to know about our History.
Review by Darsha Jayasekara
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Attraction , Family , Cultural Updated 693 days ago
The National Museum in Colombo is huge and you can not visit all parts of the museum in one visit. You will find it in a beautiful colonial palace surrounded by a big, beautiful garden.
Start your visit and have a look on one theme, another day you will come back for sure to visit the next part!
Review by SANKAREST
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Lodging , Family , Romantic Updated 697 days ago
Sri Lanka is a tiny tear drop shaped island in the Indian Ocean. It is the essence of South Asia, you can find the attractions of neightbouring India and Maldives in this land which is a hundred times smaller than India
Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is a small island in the Indian ocean of 65,000 square kilometers. Sri Lanka has a population of 18.5 million, a tropical climate, lush green forests and rich history
Around 400,000 tourists visit the country each year to take in the sun the sea and the sand. Sri Lanka is a great tourist destination and has a wide range of geographic features and is rich in natural beauty.
Large parts of the country is covered in tropical forests, with hundreds of rivers flowing through them, often cascading in awesome waterfalls.
At time humorous, sometimes sad, and occasionally serious look at current events and happenings in Sri Lanka
Introduction
Sri Lanka (Ceylon), is a small island in the Indian ocean of 65,000 square kilometers. Despite being so small the country has a wide range of geographic features and is rich in natural beauty.
Large parts of Sri Lanka is covered in tropical forests, with hundreds of rivers flowing through them, often cascading in awesome waterfalls.
It's easy to go on and on about the natural beauty of Sri Lanka, this is not the place for it but the travel page is!
Climate
The southern and western regions have only two seasons, wet and wetter. Despite being a tropical island some parts of the country can almost be mistaken for deserts. Other regions experience rainy and dry seasons. The dry zone looks really wonderful just as the rains start to ease
Review by erral chaminda radalage
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Attraction , $$ , Cultural Updated 703 days ago
e Colombo Museum as it was called at the beginning was established on 1st January 1877. It founder was Sir William Henry Gregory, the British Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the time.
The Royal Asiatic Society (CB) was instrumental in bringing to the notice of Gregory on his appointment as Governor in 1872 the need for a public museum with much difficulty the approval of the legislative council was obtained within a year. The Architect of the Public Works Department, J.G. Smither was able to prepare the plans for new structure on Italian architectural style. The construction was completed in 1876 and the Museum commenced it functions in the following year.
Review by eenaz
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Attraction , Family , $ Updated 711 days ago
The Colombo Museum as it was called at the beginning was established on 1st January 1877. It founder was Sir William Henry Gregory, the British Governor of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the time.
The Royal Asiatic Society (CB) was instrumental in bringing to the notice of Gregory on his appointment as Governor in 1872 the need for a public museum with much difficulty the approval of the legislative council was obtained within a year. The Architect of the Public Works Department, J.G. Smither was able to prepare the plans for new structure on Italian architectural style. The construction was completed in 1876 and the Museum commenced it functions in the following year.
Review by Dhilshard Fazil
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Attraction , Family Updated 714 days ago
This is where you find the History of Ceylon or Sri Lanka. It consists the period begining from1000 AD.There are evidence to prove that the Ceylon had been linked with the world during the early stages of the cvilization. It was a merchent destination where Traders all over the world came here in search of spices and gems.
Review by User115120
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Attraction , Cultural Updated 715 days ago
It's a great place and a must visit - if you are interested in knowing about the culture of Sri Lanka. Started in the colonial times , this institute has a vast collection of artifacts from the ancient kingdoms of Anuradhapura to the Colonial Era. This includes coins, statues , art work , weapons , jewels and many more. The throne and the crown of the last Sinhalese king is one of the major attractions.
In addition to historical artifacts there is a natural museum as well. It features many animal mummies and their information.
Review by Sadeepa Palliyaguru
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Attraction , Family , Cultural Updated 718 days ago
this is the best place to collect information about srilankan history and culture. it is low costly one day travel and it located very close to colombo. u can enjoy as well as get a good idea about srilanka. then you can plan your journey. my advice is before everything you should have to visit our national museum
Review by Tharindu
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Attraction , Family , Cultural Updated 720 days ago
Sri Lanka National Museum is one of two museums in Colombo. It is the largest museum in Sri Lanka. Its is maintained by the Department of National Museum of the central government.
This resulted in the accumulation of a valuable collection of materials pertaining to Sri Lanka. From its inception, special attention has been given to building up of a collection related to Sri Lanka, Orientation and Natural Science.
This would symbolize the history of Sri Lanka
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