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Trinity College, Kandy
262, D S Senanayake Veediya, Kandy 20000, Central Province, Sri Lanka
When, in the early part of the 20th century the then Principal Rev. A.G. Fraser wanted to have a Chapel for the School, a site which the boys at that time used as a cricket field was selected as the most appropriate. It turned out to be the most beautiful building site in the College.
At the time when most Europeans were content to build churches in their own Gothic style, Gaster deliberately sought inspiration from the local Sinhalese architecture. Prototypes for the Church are to be found at the Royal Audience Hall, Magul Maduwa (Celebration Hall), of the Kingdom of Kandy (built in 1783 by Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha) and
The four murals were the work of the Sri Lankan artist David Paynter, once a member of the staff. Like the chapel itself, they were revolutionary when conceived, in that they portrayed biblical stories a Sri Lankan setting. Apart from the beauty of the paintings in their own right, what makes them particularly unusual is
Construction of the Bell Tower commenced in 1965, with the donation of ten slabs by Barney Raymond, an Old Boy. During the years the tower continued its slow growth and it continually added to the beauty of the Chapel, it was the last construction to be completed. We have been fortunate to obtain slabs of
september, 2023