{"id":122695,"date":"2023-10-08T18:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=122695"},"modified":"2023-10-08T18:19:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:19:46","slug":"kandalama-the-untold-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/kandalama-the-untold-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandalama \u2013 The Untold Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"post-title single-post-title entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kandalama \u2013 The Untold Story<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2023\/10\/08\/news\/6113\/kandalama-the-untold-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/13-Kandalama.jpg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2023\/10\/08\/news\/6113\/kandalama-the-untold-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sundayobserver<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The recently-released book, \u2018Kandalama \u2013 The Untold Story\u2019 about this award-winning eco-hotel\u2019s saga not only in getting off the ground amidst numerous protests and challenges but also achieving international recognition was presented by its author, Prema Cooray, to well-known business tycoons and hoteliers Harry Jayawardena and Krishan Balendra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Cooray is the Immediate Past Chairman of Aitken Spence PLC, which built, owns and manages Kandalama Hotel in Dambulla. He has been honoured with the title \u2018Legend in Tourism\u2019. The iconic Kandalama Hotel was designed by world renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kandalama \u2013 The Untold Story Source:Sundayobserver The recently-released book, \u2018Kandalama \u2013 The Untold Story\u2019 about this award-winning eco-hotel\u2019s saga not only in getting off the ground amidst numerous protests and challenges but also achieving international recognition was presented by its author, Prema Cooray, to well-known business tycoons and hoteliers Harry Jayawardena and Krishan Balendra. 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