Walauwa

A Walauwa is the name given to a feudal manor house in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). There were 18 main walauwas in the Kandyan Kingdom of Ceylon. These were (in alphabetical order). [Sri Lanka Walauwa Directory by Dr Mirando Obeysekara (Samanthi Book Publishers) ISBN 955-8596-47-7] ] :

* Allepola Walauwa
* Dehigama Walauwa
* Dullewe Walauwa
* Dunuwila Walauwa
* Ehalepola Walauwa
* Eramuduliadde Walauwa
* Erapola Walauwa
* Eravwawala Walauwa
* Kapuwatte Walauwa
* Mampitiya Walauwa
* Meegasthenna Walauwa
* Moladanda Walauwa
* Mullegama Walauwa
* Mullegoda Walauwa
* Nugawela Walauwa
* Pilamathalawa Walauwa
* Ratwatte Walauwa
* Wegodapola Walauwa.

In addition, there have been a number of other prominent, well known walauwas in Ceylon, outside the Kandyan Kingdom. These walauwas comprised a mix of Sri Lankan, Portuguese, Dutch and English architecture. A notable feature of many of these walauwas was an interior garden in the atrium of the walauwa, known as the 'mada midula'. 185 of these walauwas are still in existence today. These include [Sri Lanka Walauwa Directory by Dr Mirando Obeysekara (Samanthi Book Publishers) ISBN 955-8596-47-7] ] :
* Aluvihare Walauwa in Matale
* Bothale Walauwa in Mihirigama
* Buddenipola Walauwa in Kegalle
* Bulankulame Walauwa in Anuradhapura
* Gopallawa Waluwa in Gokaralla
* Galpatha Walauwa in Kalutara
* Horagolla Walauwa in Atthanagalla
* Kandawala Waluwa in Ratmalana
* Kobbekaduwa Walauwa in Yatinuwara
* Mahawelatenne Walauwa in Balangoda
* Mahakapena Walauwa in Balapitiya
* Meedeniya Walauwa in Ruwanewella
* Meeduma Walauwa in Rambukkana
* Meewaladeniya Walauwa in Gampola
* Maduwanwala Walauwa in Kolonne
* Modara Walauwa in Modara
* Polgasdeniya Walauwa in Mawanalle
* Ratwatte Walauwa in Ukuwela
* Sedawattha Walauwa in Colombo 14
* Soldara Walauwa in Kalutara
* Walgama Walauwa in Rambukkana

References

Further reading

*Sinhalese social organization : The Kandyan Period by Ralph Pieris (Ceylon University Press 1956)