Richmond Castle, Kalutara
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| Alternative names | Richmond Mandiraya |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Kalutara |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°36′05″N 79°58′31″E / 6.6015°N 79.9753°ECoordinates: 6°36′05″N 79°58′31″E / 6.6015°N 79.9753°E |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Owner | Public Trustee of Sri Lanka |
Richmond Castle is a Edwardian mansion, located near Kalutara. Built between 1900 and 1910, it was formally the country seat of Mudaliyar Don Arthur de Silva Wijesinghe Siriwardena (1889–1947). Today, it is owned by the Public Trustee and open to the public.
The house sits on a hill 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Kalutara, adjoining the Kalu Ganga River at Palatota.
The mansion was built in from 1900 to 1910 with a mixture of eastern and westerns architectural lines, by the wealthy Don Arthur de Silva who was the Mudaliyar of Kalutara and philanthropist. He willed the mansion to Public Trustee of Ceylon on his death.
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