Buddhist Museum
Buddhist Museum is a museum in Dambulla Town, Matale District, Central Province. Buddhist Museum is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple The Golden Temple, as well as near Museum of Wall Paintings.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dambulla cave temple and Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs.
Dambulla cave temple
Buddhist temple
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Dambulla cave temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 kilometres east of Colombo, 72 kilometres north of Kandy and 43 kilometres north of Matale. Dambulla cave temple is situated 350 metres west of Buddhist Museum.
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs
Museum
The Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in Galewela DS, Sri Lanka. The site is thought to belong to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and is considered one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs is situated 3 km southwest of Buddhist Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bambaragaleyaya and Yapagama.
Bambaragaleyaya
Village
Bambaragaleyaya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
Dambulla
Dambulla is a city situated in the north of Matale District, in Sri Lanka's Central Province. It is the second largest populated and urbanised centre after Matale in the Matale District.
Buddhist Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dambulla Town, Dambulla, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.85543° or 7° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
80.65139° or 80° 39′ 5″ eastLevels
3Open location code
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