Today we are going to talk about the Bogambara Prison which is one of the main historical buildings in Kandy ...


 A prison is not a place we all like to talk about much, but let's take a look at its history.

 Because there is no prison here today .. today this is a cultural park ...

 Therefore, let us inquire about the origin and present of Bogambara Prison.

 Spread over an area of ​​11 acres, Bogambara Prison is the second largest prison in Sri Lanka.

 Then the largest prison was Welikada Prison ...

 There is something else to be said. There is even a place inside this prison complex where it is admitted that the body of Ehelepola Kumarihami who drowned in an unfortunate death was dumped in the Kandy tank and then killed ...

 Bogambara Prison, a high security prison, was built in 1876 on the instructions of the British-Sri Lankan government.


 It was built by NR, the country's first Commissioner of Prisons and Police.  Under the supervision of Mr. Saunders ...

 It is said that this Bogambara prison was designed to resemble the architecture of the Bastille prison, which was the site of an important historical battle in France.

 What makes this Bogambara Prison special is that it is the longest building in Asia built on a single foundation that is nowhere to be found.

 The prison consists of three floors and three hundred and twenty eight cells ...

 For the first time in Sri Lanka, only the Bogambara Prison has created a gallows that can hang three people at once ...


 From 1876 to 1975, 524 convicts were hanged in the gallows at Bogambara Prison.

 Today this is not a prison

 Accordingly, this is now known as the Bogambara Cultural Park.

 At present, an International Information Center, a Public Park and an outdoor stage for the presentation of unique Kandyan cultural artifacts have been constructed at the prison premises.

 The newly constructed Cultural Park has been transformed into another attraction of historical value in the city of Kandy by preserving the prison building and relocating it to the Pallekele area of ​​Bogambara Prison ....

 These pictures include present and past pictures ...



An excerpt.  Photography is owned by the photographer