Department of Plant Sciences

Department of Plant Sciences is a building in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Department of Plant Sciences is situated nearby to the government office Embassy of Switzerland, as well as near the grassland Chemintry Benches.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Navarangahala and Colombo National Museum.

Navarangahala

Theater building

Photo: Cossde, CC BY 3.0.

The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka. Navarangahala is situated 220 metres north of Department of Plant Sciences.

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 1 km north of Department of Plant Sciences.

Thurstan College

School

Thurstan College is a national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, providing primary and secondary education. It is located in the Cinnamon Gardens neighbourhood of Colombo 7 near the University of Colombo and the Royal College Colombo. Thurstan College is situated 130 metres northeast of Department of Plant Sciences.

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. Slave Island is situated 2½ km north of Department of Plant Sciences.

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 east of Department of Plant Sciences.

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.

Department of Plant Sciences

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

6.9024° or 6° 54′ 9″ north

Longitude

79.85915° or 79° 51′ 33″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV25+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 528112116

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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