Viharamahadevi Park

Viharamahadevi Park 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.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • 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.

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 380 metres south of Viharamahadevi Park.

Theater building
Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in , . The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. is situated 390 metres southeast of Viharamahadevi Park.

Museum
The in , was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. The gallery is located in near the , Viharamahadevi Park, the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library. is situated 280 metres south of Viharamahadevi Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, 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 .

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. 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
way 22323428
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q4251312
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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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