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S O M A P U R A M A H AV I H A R A
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NOTABLE STRUCTURES
N AT I O N A L PA R L I A M E N T H O U S E
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COMMON BUNGALOW STYLE ARCHITECTURE
Wood, bamboo, and
khar
Chala roof - gable
type with two-, four-
or eight – sloping
roofs with curved
edges or cornices
meeting at a curved
ridge
traditionally small,
only one storey and
detached, and had a
wide veranda
PALA BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE
Pala Empire
Pala style-
transmitted
chiefly by means
of bronze
sculptures and
palm-leaf
paintings
Somapura
Mahavihara
Buddhist Architecture
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Do-chala / Ek-bangla
• have a curved
roof composed of
four triangular
segments
At-chala
• base structure is
similar to the four-
sided char-chala
temple style, but
with a small replica
of the base temple
on top
Deul
• base structure is
similar to the four-
sided char-chala
temple style, but
the roof is quite
different, flat with a
tower in the centre
Pancha-ratna
• incorporates two
main levels, each
with four spired
corner pavilions,
and a central
pavilion above, for
a total of nine
spires
INDO-SARACENIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE
mixture of mainly
Indian, European
and Central Asian
(Islamic)
components
Ahsan Manzil or
Pink Palace
Indo-Saracenic Architecture
Hindu and Muslim elements of architecture combined with
European elements
The chief characteristics of Indo-Saracenic style of
architecture are:
Presence of minarets
Presence of domes
Presence of courtyard
Presence of carved walls, ceilings and windows and
pillars
Presence of pointed arches
Floral patterns of carvings
NOTABLE STRUCTURES
R U VA N VA L I S AYA
NOTABLE STRUCTURES
T E M P L E O F T H E S A C R E D TO O T H R E L I C
NOTABLE STRUCTURES
L U N U G A N G A E S TAT E
ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE
Watadage- circular
relic house
Exquisitely
proportioned
Buddhist
monasteries, Hindu
shrines, Royal
Palaces, Council
chambers
extensive brick
constructions
POLONNARUWA VATADAGE
Kandyan Period
Kandyan roof- high
pitched with wide
eaves, slightly curved,
finished with small flat
terra cotta tiles and
eaves tiles
Ancient motifs are use
as an integral part of
the building
use of laksha and
different colorful
renderings
Laksha- lacquer work
TEMPLE OF THE SACRED TOOTH RELIC
COLONIAL PERIOD ARCHITECTURE
GALLE FORT
COLONIAL PERIOD ARCHITECTURE
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AMBALAMAS & WALAUWAS
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BAWA ARCHITECTURE
Geoffrey Bawa
combination of traditional and modern
Tropical modernism