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The Gal Vihara, known originally as the Uttararama, is a rock temple of the Buddha located in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was carved during the reign of Parakramabahu I (1153-1186).
First built in 1848, the Galle lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Sri Lanka. It lies at the entrance to Galle harbor on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, about 120 km south of Colombo. The current lighthouse is 26.5 m tall and was built in 1939 after the original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1934.
The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage was established in 1975 to care for orphaned wild elephants found wandering the forests of Sri Lanka. The orphanage is located in the town of Pinnawala, about 90 km northeast of Colombo.
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