Jubilee Post, Nugegoda
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Jubilee Post (Sinhala: ජුබිලි කණුව) Nugegoda is a commemorative marker, at the intersection of Stanley Thilakarathne Mawatha (B120) and Old Kottawa Road, formerly King George Avenue (B291), recognising the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.[1] The post was initially erected on the road verge but was subsequently relocated to the middle of the intersection.[2][3] It was moved again in 2020 when the intersection was upgraded.[4]
The post is approximately 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high and is fixed to a rectangular base, 52 cm (20 in) by 34 cm (13 in) and 26 cm (10 in) tall. The inscriptions on the post are in English and Sinhalese.[5]
It is maintained by the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council, who have painted the post white.[6] On 8 July 2005 it was gazetted as an archaeological protected monument by the government.[7]