Badulla City

Badulla: Scenic town in Sri Lanka's hill country, surrounded by lush tea plantations and offering picturesque landscapes, waterfalls, and cultural sites.

Things to do from Badulla

ハプタレーセントアンドリュース教会

聖アンドリュー教会は、スリランカのバドゥッラ地区ハプタレーにある聖公会の教会です。この小さなネオゴシック様式の教会は、A16 道路 (ベラガラ - ハリエラ道路) にあります。

ハプタレーで最も古い建物の 1 つであり、この地区で最も古いヨーロッパの建物の 1 つです。礎石は 1869 年 4 月 7 日にホジソン中将によって置かれ、1869 年 9 月 19 日に礼拝のために聖別されました。この石は、シャーウッドエステートで働いていたジェームズアンドリュースとピタラットメールエステートのリチャードワイリーによって建てられました。最初の礼拝は、ミドルリントンの共同牧師であるジョセフ・バーネット牧師によって執り行われました。

教会の内部は小さいですが、よく整えられています。椅子と膝掛けは赤いベルベットと革で布張りされており、椅子の端は複雑な木彫りで装飾されています。祭壇はスコットランドから輸入されたステンドグラスの窓に囲まれており、イエスの生涯の重要な出来事が描かれています。教会の入り口にはイギリスから輸入された大理石の洗礼盤があります。

Special places in Badulla

Muthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya lies in the centre of the city of Badulla. The History of this temple goes back to the time of Buddha but this area around Badulla goes way back in to the time of 19th -18th century BCE.
Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara
Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa Cape Temple) lies few kilometres away from the Bandarawela town on the Bandarawela – Badulla Road. This temple is thought to be done by King Walagamba in the in first century BC.
Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya
The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka. The bridge is situated at 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Badulla.
Bogoda Wooden Bridge
Dunhinda Falls is situated about 5 km away from Badulla town. It is 63 meters high and is considered to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. The falls gets its name dew to the smoky dew drops spray.
Dunhinda Falls

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About Badulla District

Badulla is the capital of Uva Province in Sri Lanka. Badulla is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya , about 680 meters (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains. Badulla is about 230km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of central hills of Sri Lanka.

Badulla and surroundings are highly recommended for eco-tourists as Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles mountains are few hours away.

About Uva Province

The Uva Province is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts called Badulla and Moneragala The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda Falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province). The Gal Oya hills and the Central Mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways in Uva province.