Sambodhi Chaithya

Sambodhi Chaithya (also sometimes called Buddha Jayanthi Chaithya) is a stupa, a Buddhist shrine, built with reinforced concrete. The stupa is located in Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka.[1]

Sambodhi Chaithya
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationFort, Colombo
CountrySri Lanka
Location in central Colombo
Geographic coordinates06°56′18″N 79°50′31″E

It was designed by renowned Sri Lankan engineer A. N. S. Kulasinghe and construction began in 1956 to commemorate the Sambuddhatva jayanthi by the Colombo Port Commission and completed by the Colombo Port Authority. Built on a platform supported by two interlocking arches, the stupa is place above the Marine Drive at the entrance of the Colombo Harbour. This main road leading to the harbour has since been renamed Chaithya Road after the stupa . The walkway has 123 steps. [2]

View of the construction site of Colombo Port City, from the temple.

See also

References
  1. Hidden Wonders On Chaitya Road Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Deshabandu Dr. A.N.S. Kulasinghe
  • "Sambodhi Chaithya". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  • Shifani (30 June 2014). "Sambodhi Chaithya". YAMU. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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