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Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in , . The theatre opened on 15 December 2011.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: performing arts center in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Nelum Pokuna” and “Nelum Pokuna Performing Arts Theatre”
  • Address: Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 07
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and National Art Gallery.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in and the largest in . Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. is situated 250 metres west of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.

Museum
The in , was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. The gallery is located in near the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, , the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library. is situated 150 metres northwest of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.

Park
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a public park located in , in , situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in . It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of Colombo. is situated 390 metres northwest of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
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, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the .

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is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Village
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is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 3½ km southeast of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

Latitude
6.91076° or 6° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
79.86317° or 79° 51′ 47″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWV67+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232724407
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11594104
Wiki­data ID
Q6990846
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “蓮花池馬欣達·拉賈帕克薩劇院”
  • German: “Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theater”
  • Japanese: “マヒンダ・ラージャパクサ劇場”
  • Sinhala: “නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්‍ෂ රඟහල”
  • Slovenian: “Gledališče Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Radžapaksa”
  • Slovenian: “Gledališče Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa”
  • Tamil: “தாமரைத் தடாகம் மகிந்த ராசபக்ச அரங்கு”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre”. Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.