Building started on Jaffna’s striking public library in 1933. It started as a modest private collection but by 1959 it already housed seminal texts on Sri Lankan history and culture, including archival material written in palm leaf manuscripts.
Jaffna Library
Time Out says
Resurrected from civil war destruction, this architectural attraction has become a symbol of Tamil culture.
Details
- Address:
- Jaffna-Kankesanturai Road
- Jaffna
- Jaffna
- 40000
- Contact:
- View Website
- (+94 21) 222 6028
- Opening hours:
- Tue-Sun 9am-7pm; Monday closed.
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