Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011.- 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.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. 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. Colombo National Museum is situated 250 metres west of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
National Art Gallery
Museum
The National Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. The gallery is located in Cinnamon Gardens near the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Viharamahadevi Park, the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library. National Art Gallery is situated 150 metres northwest of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
Viharamahadevi Park
Park
Viharamahadevi Park is a 45 acre public park located in Cinnamon Gardens, in Colombo, situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in Sri Lanka. It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of Colombo. Viharamahadevi Park is situated 390 metres northwest of Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.
Nawala
Village
Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatre
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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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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