Churches - Central, Sri Lanka
27 documented abandoned churches have been mapped by the Urbexology community in Central, concentrated mainly around Dambulla (13), Sigiriya (7), Kandy (6). Each location below links to its own page with coordinates, photos where available, and access notes.
All locations
- Ambareli Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya (Dambulla)
- Ancient Buddhist Stupa (Kandy)
- Bodhi Tree Shrine ( බෝධිඝර ) (Dambulla)
- Congregation Hall (සභා ශාලාව) (Dambulla)
- Dakkhinagiri Stupa (Sigiriya)
- Dambulla Somawathi Stupa (Dambulla)
- Dambulla Somawathiya - Bodhighrya (Dambulla)
- Girambe Temple (Kandy)
- Gurugoda Archaeological Reserve. (Dambulla)
- Kaludiya Pokuna Aranya Temple (Sigiriya)
- Kaludiya Pokuna Archaeological Site (Sigiriya)
- Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Office (Sigiriya)
- Keththaramaya Temple and Archaeological Ruins (Dambulla)
- Mahadivulwewa Ancient Temple – මහදිවුල්වැව පුරාණ විහාරය (Sigiriya)
- Maluweyaya Buddhist Temple Archaeological Ruins (Dambulla)
- Menikdena ancient dagaba (Dambulla)
- Nagolla Aramaya (Gonmottawa Kanda Aranya) | නාගොල්ල ආරාමය (Dambulla)
- Nalanda Gedige Museum (Dambulla)
- Open Air Museum - Temple of the Tooth (Kandy)
- Purana Bomalu Viharaya Udathalawinna (Kandy)
- Ruins Boodigaraya of Pidurangala Temple (Sigiriya)
- Sath Paththini Devalaya | සත් පත්තිනි දේවාලය (Dambulla)
- Sri Nagala Rajamaha Viharaya - Nikawewa (Dambulla)
- Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya (Kandy)
- කැඩපත් පවුර (Mirror Wall) (Sigiriya)
- දියසුන්නත කීර්ති ශ්රී රාජසිංහ රජමහා විහාරය (Kadugannawa)
- රඹුක්වැල්ල රජමහා විහාර පැරණි පිවිසුම් තොරණ Rambukwella Buddhist Temple Old Entrance Pandal (Kandy)
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