Viharamahadevi 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.
- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: public park in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “colombo Park”, “Victoria Park”, and “Vihara Maha Devi Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
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 380 metres south of Viharamahadevi Park.
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 390 metres southeast of Viharamahadevi Park.
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 280 metres south of Viharamahadevi Park.
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.
Kotahena
Suburb
Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena is situated 4 km north of Viharamahadevi Park.
Viharamahadevi Park
Latitude
6.91381° or 6° 54′ 50″ north
Longitude
79.86137° or 79° 51′ 41″ east
Operator
Colombo Municipal Council
Open location code
6JRXWV76+GG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Viharamahadevi Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Viharamahadevi Park”
- Indonesian: “Taman Viharamahadevi”
- Japanese: “ヴィハーラ・マハー・デーウィ公園”
- Korean: “비하라마하데비 공원”
- Sinhala: “විහාරමහාදේවී උද්යානය”
- Spanish: “Parque Victoria (Colombo)”
- Spanish: “Parque Viharamahadevi”
- Tamil: “விகாரமகாதேவி பூங்கா”
- Thai: “วิหารมหาเทวีอุทยาน”
- Urdu: “وہارامہادیوی پارک”
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