Jubilee Post ( si, ජුබිලි කණුව)

Nugegoda Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo ...

is a commemorative marker, at the intersection of Stanley Thilakarathne Mawatha (

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) and Old Kottawa Road, formerly King George Avenue ( B291), recognising the

Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey, and a banquet to which ...

in 1887. The post was initially erected on the road verge but was subsequently relocated to the middle of the intersection. It was moved again in 2020 when the intersection was upgraded. The post is approximately high and is fixed to a rectangular base, by and tall. The inscriptions on the post are in

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and

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. It is maintained by the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council, who have painted the post white. On 8 July 2005 it was gazetted as an archaeological protected monument by the government.

References

{{coord, 6, 52, 34.34, N, 79, 54, 2.24, E, region:LK, display=title Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 1887 in Ceylon Archaeological protected monuments in Colombo District Buildings and structures in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte