{"id":659,"date":"2024-06-26T03:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T03:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/?p=659"},"modified":"2024-10-05T15:50:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:50:32","slug":"the-art-of-heritance-kandalama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/the-art-of-heritance-kandalama\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Heritance Kandalama"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"659\" class=\"elementor elementor-659\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ddd60d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ddd60d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4071e78\" data-id=\"4071e78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3da77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf3da77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Heritance Kandalama is a design marvel in architecture, sustainability, and hospitality. As is the unique architecture of the hotel, distinct art pieces were commissioned by the architect, late Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa to compliment the hotel and its spatial spaces, blending European thought with island talent. He collaborated exclusively with some of Sri Lanka\u2019s most renowned artists such as Ena De Silva and Laki Senanayake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcbb41f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcbb41f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-575dd5d\" data-id=\"575dd5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2733914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2733914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Owl<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The stunning sculpture in metal and copper, \u2018the owl\u2019 was a creation of Laki Senanayake, renowned local artist and close collaborator of Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa. The uniqueness of the piece lie in that the owl is either taking flight or swooping down, based on where you may look.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0bf514\" data-id=\"f0bf514\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36cc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e36cc9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-Owl-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-Owl-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-Owl-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4dfd9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4dfd9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-467bb72\" data-id=\"467bb72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c5a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2c5a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Wooden Dolls<br \/><\/strong><br \/>The Wooden Dolls by Ena De Silva were crafted with the intention of delighting the mindful and discerning visitors from around the world who may visit the hotel. You will find varied versions, tall and small, scattered around the hotel. How many did you notice during your visit to Kandalama?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-388ad0a\" data-id=\"388ad0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e1ae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09e1ae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Wooden-Dolls-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Wooden-Dolls-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Wooden-Dolls-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfd8bfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfd8bfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-418dec2\" data-id=\"418dec2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbcf67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccbcf67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kandalama Lake and the setting sun<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>This handloom wall cover was designed by celebrated local artist Ena De Silva to depict the Kandalama Lake and the fields during sunset.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e67e037\" data-id=\"e67e037\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603ebc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"603ebc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Kandalama-Lake-and-the-Setting-Sun-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Kandalama-Lake-and-the-Setting-Sun-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Kandalama-Lake-and-the-Setting-Sun-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f587f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f587f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cff14ed\" data-id=\"cff14ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1f503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1f503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Batik Ceiling, Royal Suite<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>The batik ceiling cover was designed by celebrated local artist Ena De Silva to depict the twelve zodiac signs and add magic and drama to the most coveted room in the hotel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e28a229\" data-id=\"e28a229\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f0a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1f0a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Batik-Ceiling-Royal-Suite-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Batik-Ceiling-Royal-Suite-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Batik-Ceiling-Royal-Suite-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2023b43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2023b43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82631c9\" data-id=\"82631c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7124c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7124c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mirror Wall of Kandalama<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Depicting the mirror wall of Sigiriya, Bawa\u2019s design for the hotel saw parts of the rock being utilized to support the structure of the hotel. This was also in line with his vision for the hotel \u2013 to build a space where man can cohabit with nature and build with minimum damage to the existing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce94dc\" data-id=\"1ce94dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ece0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ece0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Mirror-Wall-of-Kandalama-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Mirror-Wall-of-Kandalama-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Mirror-Wall-of-Kandalama-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cbdcf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cbdcf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baefe27\" data-id=\"baefe27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415eb0e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"415eb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kandalama and its surroundings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An original of celebrated Sri Lankan artist Ena De Silva, this batik captures the essence of the hotel\u2019s surroundings. It depicts the freely roaming elephants and peacocks, the lush greenery, and the ever-present rising and setting sun visible from any vantage point at the hotel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96eea08\" data-id=\"96eea08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb6b0e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb6b0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Wall-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Wall-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Wall-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f8ba17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f8ba17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d92162\" data-id=\"3d92162\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbe188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfbe188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Toys of the Giants<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Toys of the giants, the wooden elephant sculptures were designed by Ena De Silva. The pieces drew inspiration from the Trojans and the playful Indian thinking of a child\u2019s toy meant to be pulled with a choir cord.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e8a7a\" data-id=\"30e8a7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020dd22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"020dd22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Toys-of-the-Giants-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Toys-of-the-Giants-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Toys-of-the-Giants-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82ed1f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82ed1f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3edceb3\" data-id=\"3edceb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be06abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be06abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doll House Doodles<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>The Doll House Doodle are simple imaginative pieces made with welded leftover pieces of unwanted metal for a touch of playfulness, created by renowned architect Channa Daswatte.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00c13f1\" data-id=\"00c13f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed42c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ed42c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Doll-House-E-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Doll-House-E-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Doll-House-E-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa0a514 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa0a514\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c0ab2\" data-id=\"37c0ab2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d008cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d008cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Geoffrey Bawa Special<\/strong><\/p><p>The table and chair you see before you once belonged to the esteemed architect Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa. Positioned here as a tribute, they served as his creative hub during the inception and crafting of this very hotel, transforming a rugged expanse into a lavish retreat. Their placement pays homage to Bawa\u2019s visionary spirit, ensuring every guest enjoys vistas that echo his boundless imagination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98c20df\" data-id=\"98c20df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6c82c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd6c82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Geoffrey-Bawa-Special-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Geoffrey-Bawa-Special-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Geoffrey-Bawa-Special-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2cb2b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2cb2b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7a217f\" data-id=\"c7a217f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7336299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7336299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Line Art, Dambulla Wing Corridor<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>On the corridor leading up to the Dambulla Wing, you will find line illustrations of varied animals carved on the floor.<br \/>This was added subsequently to aid mobility during the monsoon season, where the floor would otherwise be slippery.<br \/>However, when the difficulty of walking down this corridor during the monsoon was initially brought to the attention of Geoffrey Bawa by the project engineers, his simple answer was; \u201cWhen you\u2019re in the jungle and it rains, you get wet\u201d \u2013 a simple statement, showcasing his attitude towards the design of Kandalama \u2013 a property that is to be explored as one would, in nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5506784\" data-id=\"5506784\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c73b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80c73b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Line-Art-Dambulla-Wing-Corridor-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Line-Art-Dambulla-Wing-Corridor-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Line-Art-Dambulla-Wing-Corridor-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-905ba2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"905ba2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c0853\" data-id=\"b8c0853\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640459a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640459a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reception Wall<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>The reception wall of the hotel feature handmade tile designs of four majestic peacocks. The colour gradient of the wall from left to right (when facing the wall) represents the passage of time from dawn to dusk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-868fe8e\" data-id=\"868fe8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f600477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f600477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Reception-Wall-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1001\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Reception-Wall-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Reception-Wall-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9d0f26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9d0f26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19172b5\" data-id=\"19172b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d446ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d446ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bathroom Treescape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bathroom tiles in the guest rooms show varied treescapes in line drawing format. This was designed by Sumangala Jayathilake, a young architect of Bawa\u2019s team. The story goes that in the original design, Sumangala is said to have incorporated names of each member of the design team in the illustrative manner of the line drawing. However, once these were shared to the printer, the staff at the printers had added some of their names in too, in the same line drawing format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b8e9f\" data-id=\"60b8e9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbc87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fbc87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Bathroom-Treescape-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1004\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Bathroom-Treescape-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/Bathroom-Treescape-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a94f62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a94f62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfb2657\" data-id=\"cfb2657\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3a189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc3a189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The iconic \u2018\u0d9a\u2019 logo<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>Projects and hotels typically adopted Western-sounding names in the 1990s. However, Kandalama Hotel boldly departed from this convention by embracing a Sinhala name, complete with a logo prominently featuring the \u2018\u0d9a\u2019 character from the Sinhala alphabet. This move not only marked a pioneering cultural statement but also set a precedent for future developments in the region. This legendary logo is said to have been designed by Sumangala Jayathilake, a young architect of Bawa\u2019s team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cab933\" data-id=\"3cab933\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2473d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2473d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-Iconic-%E2%80%98%E0%B6%9A-Logo-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-Iconic-%E2%80%98%E0%B6%9A-Logo-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-Iconic-%E2%80%98%E0%B6%9A-Logo-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7825c31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7825c31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df9268d\" data-id=\"df9268d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c16c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c16c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The genesis of the name: Kandalama Hotel<\/strong><\/p><p><br \/>The genesis of the name \u2018Kandalama Hotel\u2019 was born from the crucibles of the protests. In 1992\/1993 period, when many a protests and opposition was raised against the hotel project, the media came to refer to the hotel as \u2018Kandalama Hotel\u2019 stemming from its proximity to the Kandalama Lake. In truth, the hotel\u2019s location is away from the Kandalama village and is in Pahala Erauwala. When it was time to open the hotel, the management decided to adapt the name coined by protesters and accepted by villagers and global audiences alike: Kandalama Hotel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad54498\" data-id=\"ad54498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c15f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c15f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-genesis-of-the-name-Kandalama-Hotel-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-genesis-of-the-name-Kandalama-Hotel-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/The-genesis-of-the-name-Kandalama-Hotel-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bad80ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bad80ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf37076\" data-id=\"cf37076\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377448f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377448f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Masterpiece of Views<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Arguably the hotel\u2019s finest artwork is its breathtaking views. Within the minimalist interiors, the lush blues and greens are strikingly framed by black steel, captivating onlookers just as Geoffrey Bawa, the visionary behind Heritance Kandalama\u2019s design, intended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58df883\" data-id=\"58df883\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a353d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36a353d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/A-Masterpiece-of-Views-500x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/A-Masterpiece-of-Views-500x300-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2024\/06\/A-Masterpiece-of-Views-500x300-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritance Kandalama is a design marvel in architecture, sustainability, and hospitality. 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