Park and the Knuckles mountains are a few hours away. Rail Badulla railway station is the last station on the Main Line and is away from Colombo Fort Station. The line was constructed by the British to transport tea collected from the Badulla district to Colombo. Tourist attractions Muthiyangana temple is an ancient Buddhist temple located in the middle of Badulla. It is regarded as one of the Solosmasthana, the sixteen sacred places in Sri Lanka, believed by Buddhists to have been visited by Gautama Buddha. Badulla Kataragama Devalaya is an ancient devalaya, situated in Badulla town. It is one of shrines dedicated to Sinhalese deity Kataragama deviyo. Old Welekade Market is a historic colonial building, situated in middle of the Badulla town. It was built in 1889 by British. Dunhinda Falls, a high waterfall, is located north of Badulla. This is one of the most popular waterfalls of Sri Lanka, mentioned in several famous songs and works of literature. It draws many local and foreign tourists to the region. Bogoda ancient wooden bridge is one of the oldest surviving wooden bridges in the country (being over 400 years old) and is located south of Badulla, close to the town of Hali-ela. Demodara railway station is between Ella and Udoowara railway stations. Demodara railway station is famous because the railway turns from the platform, and then goes under the railway station in the tunnel. St Mark's Church, built in memory of Major Thomas William Rogers, Assistant Government Agent of Uva Province, who died 7 June 1845 after being struck by lightning at the Sherwood Estate in Haputale. It was the first church to be consecrated (25 April 1857) by the first Bishop of Colombo Rev. James Chapman. Demographics See also List of cities in Sri Lanka List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Badulla District References External links Office of the Governor - Uva / ඌව පලාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කාර්යාලය Provincial General Hospital - Badulla / පළාත් මහ රෝහල - බදුල්ල A school in Badulla District Badulla Detailed map of Badulla vicinity and Sri Lanka Provincial capitals in Sri Lanka Populated places in Uva Province Grama Niladhari divisions of Sri Lanka