ඩී. එස්. සේනානායක මහතා

අභාහවප්‍රප්ත වූ ඩී. එස්. සේනානායක මහතා

අපුර්ව දේශපාලකයෙක් සහ මහත්මයෙක් ලෙස පැකිලීමකින් තොරව කිවහැකි දුර්ලභ චරිතයක් .!

[උපුටාගත් චයාරූපයකි]

THE CITY OF COLOMBO

THE CITY OF COLOMBO LIT UP ON INDEPENDENCE DAY, 1948

Street Scene

Street Scene Kalutara 18 th Century 

Old Kalutara Police Station

Old Kalutara Police Station

Coastal railway. Panadura

Coastal railway. Panadura ~ 1870 - 1880

The fortress at Kalutara

The fortress at Kalutara [Philip Baldaeus] ~ ca 1660

"The fortress at Kalutara was first constructed by the Portuguese in 1622 and was surrendered to the Dutch in 1655." 

"This fort was later enlarged by the conquering Dutch with the addition two bastions. Very little of it remains and today the famous Kalutara Temple lies on this ground.

Hotel Serendib

Then & now: Hotel Serendib (Now Avani) Bentota

RNAS Katukurunda

RNAS Katukurunda, Kaluthara (HMS Ukussa) ~ 1945

"Originally established as a Royal Naval Air Station in 1944 by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, it was the largest Royal Naval Air Station, staffed by 300 Officers, 3000 sailors and 100 women from the Women's Royal Naval Service at it's peak. It serviced more than 100 aircraft at any given time whilst maintaining at aircraft repair yard"

Building roads, RNAS Katukurunda ~ 1944

Grumman Hellcats of 898 squadron over RNAS Katukurunda ~ 1945 

Beruwala Lighthouse

Beruwala Lighthouse ~ Early 1900's

The Banyan tree

The Banyan tree, Colpetty ~ Late 1800's

Banyan & Coconut trees in Ceylon ~ ca 1880's