Nelum Pokuna

Nelum Pokuna is a parking area in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Nelum Pokuna is situated nearby to the theater building Viharamahadevi Open Air Theatre, as well as near John De Silva Theatre.

Type: Parking area
Address: Colombo 07
Parking: surface

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre and Colombo National Museum.

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

Theater building

The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre is situated 110 metres southwest of Nelum Pokuna.

Colombo National Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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 330 metres west of Nelum Pokuna.

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 200 metres west of Nelum Pokuna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, 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 Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

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

Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Nelum Pokuna

Category: transportation
Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.91152° or 6° 54′ 42″ north

Longitude

79.86374° or 79° 51′ 50″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV67+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1492931270

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

OpenStreetMap attribute

parking=surface

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