What is the local Sinhala name for the Nine Arch Bridge?

Q: What is the local Sinhala name for the Nine Arch Bridge?

In Sinhala, the Nine Arch Bridge is known as "Arukku Nawaye Palama", which has a really nice meaning like “Bridge in the Sky” or “Bridge of Nine Skies”.This name came from the view you get when you stand right under the bridge. From the valley floor, if you look up through the bridge’s nine massive arches, you can spot nine separate patches of sky, each one framed by the stone, and the whole scene becomes a mesmerising kind of architectural vista.

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In Sinhala, the Nine Arch Bridge is known as "Arukku Nawaye Palama", which has a really nice meaning like “Bridge in the Sky” or “Bridge of Nine Skies”.

This name came from the view you get when you stand right under the bridge. From the valley floor, if you look up through the bridge’s nine massive arches, you can spot nine separate patches of sky, each one framed by the stone, and the whole scene becomes a mesmerising kind of architectural vista.

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