Bogoda Wooden Bridge and Bogoda Temple video
Bogoda wooden bridge is a unique wooden bridge. Made during the Dambadeneya era. lots have become one of historical importance at present, it's no doubt. That's the bridge is useful entreaty to day life of people in the past.
The water storage out flowing forest areas at the top of the mountain reach bogala in the past as a huge flow.
During that time the Mahianganaya Kandy main road had been built across this Galland Oya, The past current of the water stream of Gallanda Oya made it inconvenience 14 century who wanted to cross this stream.
The bridge was built by the timber in the 16th century has a remedy to the problem faced by the people.
The bridge is 1.5 meters wide and 15 meters long. a unique feature of the bogoda bridge a roof which is a 2.4 meters high has been constructed to attached to the bridge.
The wooden part of the bridge had been decorated with varies carvings. it is also believed that 11 meters all wooden support had been add at the latest stage.
The timber of five different varieties of trees had been used to create this bridge. They are the jack trees, Kumbuk, Kaluwara, and Milla. Not even a single iron has been used to fix this bridge.
Over the past of the bogoda bridge had been created I tracking together with the timber. When considering the carvings and the roof with tiles it cannot be assumed with the sole of the constructed work which to ensure with passage cross the river. The bridge also brings us and its that is a philosophy.
The Budu Madura of the ancient Bogoda Viharaya has been constructed connected to the cave with replaces. The cave has been presented king valagamba by a local leader of uva name Brahmadatta. According to folk law, king valagamba had taken as a refuge at the cave for 3 years. Different construction at the bogoda temple site shows that the area had been inhabited even before the common era. This place is a proud heritage with a long history.
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Bogoda Wooden Bridge බෝගොඩ ලී පාලම
The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] The bridge is situated at 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Badulla. All parts of this bridge were constructed from wood, including the use of wooden nails as fixing material. The roof tiles show the influence of Kingdom of Kandy. The bridge was built across the Gallanda Oya, which linked Badulla and Kandy on an ancient route
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The Bogoda wooden bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. It is said that this is the oldest wooden bridge in Sri Lanka The bridge is located 7 kilometers west of Badulla.
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Bogoda Wooden Bridge , Sri Lanka
The Bogoda Bridge in Badulla can perhaps be considered a national heritage of Sri Lanka. It is over 400 years old and made entirely out of wooden planks which are said to have come from one tree. The Bogoda Oya/stream gently flows beneath it adding to the beauty of the lush greenery surrounding it.
This bridge is 50 ft. in length and 5 ft. wide. Two wooden poles bear the entire weight of the bridge. The roof of the bridge is covered in indigenous tiles and two wooden fences decorated in various designs.
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The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka.
The bridge is situated at 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of Badulla. All parts of this bridge were constructed from wood, including the use of wooden nails as fixing material. The roof tiles show the influence of Kingdom of Kandy.
The bridge was built across the Gallanda Oya, which linked Badulla and Kandy on an ancient route.
The Bogoda bridge is over 400 years old and made entirely from wooden planks, which are said to have come from one tree. It is an exclusive construction as it has an 2.4 meters (7.9 ft) tall tiled roof structure for its entire span of nearly 15 meters (49 ft) length with a 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) breadth. Wooden fences of the bridge are decorated in various ancient designs and have been erected on either sides.
The structure of the bridge is standing on a huge tree trunk 11 meters (36 ft) in height. Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) logs and Kumbuk (Terminalia arjuna) logs were mainly used as the constructive material of the bridge. Furthermore, Kaluwara (Diospyros ebenum) timber and Milla timber were used for the wooden decorations.
The Bogoda Buddhist temple is an ancient temple situated beside the Bogoda Wooden Bridge. The temple has a much longer history than the bridge. It is from the 1st century BC, during the period of the Anuradhapura era. The temple was built per the instructions of King Valagamba. The stone inscription by the temple, in Brahmin scripture, says the temple was donated to a priest called Brahmadatta by Tissa, a provincial leader in Badulla.
Inside of the temple were elaborate lovely paintings, bearing resemblance to the Kandyan era. The walls were built with a paste made of cotton wool, bee honey and extracted and purified white clay. The paintings were painted on this walls.
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* Avoid careless/reckless/irresponsible/money-oriented/mega tour groups or organizers.
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* Don’t litter and even if it’ bio-degradable, please bring it back and dispose of the garbage properly and responsibly. Because no matter what it is, it will still be alien to that environment.
* Use reusable water bottles so that you don’t have to keep buying plastic ones. It’ll not only save you money but will help save nature massively.
* Remain quiet and vigilant. Don’t disturb the tranquility of the nature. Instead savor it.
* Try and bring if you spot any litter/garbage left behind by other careless travellers.
* Don’t light fires unnecessarily and do try to use portable cookers instead of using firewood when camping. The increase usage of firewood leads to more deforestation even at a smaller scale.
* Don’t bring any plants back with you or break any plants/branches unnecessarily.
* Don’t walk off the designated footpath.
* Don’t use soap/detergent/shampoo when bathing in natural streams as they’d only lead to the contamination of those pure water sources and elimination of wildlife species.
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The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era. This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka.
The bridge is situated at 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of Badulla. All parts of this bridge were constructed from wood, including the use of wooden nails as fixing material. The roof tiles show the influence of Kingdom of Kandy.
The bridge was built across the Gallanda Oya, which linked Badulla and Kandy on an ancient route.
The Bogoda bridge is over 400 years old and made entirely from wooden planks, which are said to have come from one tree. It is an exclusive construction as it has an 2.4 meters (7.9 ft) tall tiled roof structure for its entire span of nearly 15 meters (49 ft) length with a 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) breadth. Wooden fences of the bridge are decorated in various ancient designs and have been erected on either sides.
The structure of the bridge is standing on a huge tree trunk 11 meters (36 ft) in height. Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) logs and Kumbuk (Terminalia arjuna) logs were mainly used as the constructive material of the bridge. Furthermore, Kaluwara (Diospyros ebenum) timber and Milla timber were used for the wooden decorations.
The Bogoda Buddhist temple is an ancient temple situated beside the Bogoda Wooden Bridge. The temple has a much longer history than the bridge. It is from the 1st century BC, during the period of the Anuradhapura era. The temple was built per the instructions of King Valagamba. The stone inscription by the temple, in Brahmin scripture, says the temple was donated to a priest called Brahmadatta by Tissa, a provincial leader in Badulla.
Inside of the temple were elaborate lovely paintings, bearing resemblance to the Kandyan era. The walls were built with a paste made of cotton wool, bee honey and extracted and purified white clay. The paintings were painted on this walls.
Source: Wikipedia
Special Note for the Viewers:
I’ve done this video to make other human beings aware of the beauty of this place and please don’t misuse this information in order to ruin this place. I’ve spent so much of time/money bringing this to you so that you may enjoy it. However I’ve a very kind and humble request from you all.
Should you ever visit this place, you’re kindly requested to adhere to the following in order to save our Mother Nature (essentially Our Country) not only for the future generations but for the current one as well:
* Avoid careless/reckless/irresponsible/money-oriented/mega tour groups or organizers.
* Travel in smaller groups as Mother Nature can’t afford so many footprints at once.
* Minimize the use of polythene/plastic and do bring back if you have to take any with you.
* Don’t litter and even if it’ bio-degradable, please bring it back and dispose of the garbage properly and responsibly. Because no matter what it is, it will still be alien to that environment.
* Use reusable water bottles so that you don’t have to keep buying plastic ones. It’ll not only save you money but will help save nature massively.
* Remain quiet and vigilant. Don’t disturb the tranquility of the nature. Instead savor it.
* Try and bring if you spot any litter/garbage left behind by other careless travellers.
* Don’t light fires unnecessarily and do try to use portable cookers instead of using firewood when camping. The increase usage of firewood leads to more deforestation even at a smaller scale.
* Don’t bring any plants back with you or break any plants/branches unnecessarily.
* Don’t walk off the designated footpath.
* Don’t use soap/detergent/shampoo when bathing in natural streams as they’d only lead to the contamination of those pure water sources and elimination of wildlife species.
* Don’t do anything that harms the Mother Nature.
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The Bogoda Wooden Bridge was built in the 16th century during the Dambadeniya era.This is said to be the oldest surviving wooden bridge in Sri Lanka.The bridge is situated at 7 kilometres west of Badulla.All parts of this bridge were constructed from wood, including the use of wooden nails as fixing material.
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R A I L W A Y T O U R T O B A D U L L A
Badulla is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.Badulla is located 60 km southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 metres (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by picturesque hills and mountains, most of which have tea plantations. It is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 metres (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains (highest peak 2,016 metres above sea level). It was a base of a pre-colonial Sinhalese local prince (regional king) who ruled the area under the main King in Kandy before it became part of the British Empire. Later, it became one of the provincial administrative hubs of the British rulers. The city was the end point of upcountry railway line built by the British in order to take mainly tea plantation products to Colombo.
Badulla is about 230 km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of the central hills of Sri Lanka. There are multiple routes to Badulla from Colombo, Kandy and Galle. From Colombo, one can travel via Ratnapura, Balangoda, Haputale, Bandarawela and HaliEla along A4 and A16 to Badulla which may take about 5–6 hours. From Kandy there are two routes. Either via Victoria-Randenigala Raja Mawatha or via Nuwara Eliya (route A5). From Galle, the best route is via Matara, Hambantota, Wellawaya, Ella, Demodara and HaliEla (route A2). All routes are scenic and one can get splendid views of geography which changes while travelling. Badulla and surroundings are highly recommended for eco-tourists as Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles mountains are few hours away.
The main heritage sites in and around Badulla are ancient Muthiyangana temple, Dhowa temple, Bogoda ancient wooden bridge and Buddhist temple. The Muthiyangana temple is located in one end of the Badulla town, Dhova ancient temple is located by Badulla-Bandarawela road whereas Bogoda Wooden Bridge and temple is close to Hali-ela town. Ancient Rawana buddhist temple also famous among the tourists who visit Rawana water fall in Ella.
Important Locations in Badulla District
Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya, Badulla
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya
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Namunukula Mountain Range
Lipton's Seat and Adisham Bunglow in Haputale
Railway bridge and Railway line in Demodara
Babarakanda, Diyaluma and Ravana Ella Waterfalls
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9 Arch bridge - Demodara
his viaduct was built at Gotuwala between the two railway stations – Ella and Demodara during the British Colonial period is the largest in Sri Lanka. Located almost 3100 feet above the sea level, this 99.6ft high bridge is called “Ahas namaye palama” (Nine skies bridge) in Sinhala. When one stands underneath it and looks up there is a beautiful sight of ‘nine skies’ through the nine arches, hence the Sinhala name. This bridge is also called ‘The Bridge in the sky’ due to the sheer height.
This massive bridge is built entirely of solid rocks, bricks and cement without using a single piece of steel. The bridge was finally commissioned in 1921.
There is a popular story to say that when construction work was commenced on the bridge, the World War 1 broke-out and the steel consignment assigned for this site was seized and was used for war related projects. When the work came to a standstill the locals came forward and build the bridge with solid stone bricks and cement without steel.
The builder of Nine Arch Bridge at Demodata
The builder of Nine Arch Bridge at Demodara
A rather unknown story was published in the Maubima news paper about the origin of this bridge. According to this article, The construction of this bridge was given to a person call P.K. Appuhami living in Kappatipola in Melimada.
According to one of his grand sons now living in this house, P.K. Appuhami was born in 1870 and has been popular drummer and a devil dancer. One day he has lost a drumming competition to another drummer during a thovil ceremony and has returned home in the traditional devil costume.
At that time the railway was being constructed and and the Britisher who saw him in the costume got frightened seeing him near Ohiya Railway Station. But later a relationship was built up between them and Appuhami has helped the construction of the railway by supplying labor to the Britisher.
When the construction reached gap between two hills the British engineers got worried due to a quagmire at the bottom of this gap. Securely anchoring the columns of a bridge to the ground was issue. Appuhami by this time has secured the trust of the engineers by then and requested to hand over the construction of this massive bridge to him. After rejecting the first time, they finally agreed to hand over this mammoth task to Appuhami.
He has started work around 1913 and got his men to topple large rocks to this gap until they filled up the bottom and then he has built the brick columns on this rock bed. He has completed the work within about an year and the cost of construction was so low, that the Britishers were unsure of the structural integrity of the bridge.
Appuhami assured that he will lie down under the bridge on the first train voyage across this and he is said to kept to the promise when the railway line was first commissioned.
Based on forklore in the area it is said that the English offered the balance payment and he carried four cart full of siver coins from Colombo and that he provided meals for the Parabedda and Puranwela villagers for 2 days and also gave them one silver coin each.
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