Central culture Fund

Central culture Fund is a building in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province which is located on Independence Avenue. Central culture Fund is situated nearby to the theater building Russian Cultural Center, as well as near CCC Swimming Pool.

Type: Building
Address: 11 Independence Avenue
Roof shape: lean-to

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

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 470 metres northwest of Central culture Fund.

Colombo Cricket Club Ground

Pitch

Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.

Colombo Cricket Club Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. Colombo Cricket Club Ground is situated 160 metres southeast of Central culture Fund.

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 300 metres northwest of Central culture Fund.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.

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.

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 3 km southeast of Central culture Fund.

Rajagiriya

Suburb

Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. Rajagiriya is situated 3½ km east of Central culture Fund.

Central culture Fund

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

6.90865° or 6° 54′ 31″ north

Longitude

79.8648° or 79° 51′ 53″ east

Levels

Open location code

6JRXWV57+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 233589477

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=lean_to

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