Perched on a rock outcrop west of Kandy, Gadaladeniya Vihara was built in 1344 under King Bhuvanekabahu IV and blends South Indian Dravidian architectural style with Sinhalese Buddhist tradition, featuring a stone-built central shrine unusual for the period.
108 kmDistance from Colombo
~2.5 hrsTypical drive time
It's typically visited alongside the nearby Lankatilaka and Embekke temples as part of a loop through Kandy's Gampola-era heritage sites.