| Holy Trinity Chapel | |
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| Holy Trinity Chapel of Trinity College, Kandy. | |
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| Location | Kandy |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language(s) | English |
| Denomination | Church of Ceylon |
| Religious order | Anglicanism |
| Churchmanship | Central churchmanship |
| Website | trinitycollege |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Dedicated | 3 March 1935 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active Collegiate Chapel |
| Architect(s) | Lewis John Gaster |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Style | Traditional Sinhalese |
| Groundbreaking | 1922 |
| Administration | |
| Metropolis | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kurunegala |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Justin Welby |
| Bishop(s) | Keerthisiri Fernando |
| Chaplain(s) | Shelton Daniel |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Lasantha Tennekoon |
| Organist(s) | Sadhana Madasekara |
| Music group(s) | Choir of Trinity College, Kandy |
The Trinity College Chapel ("Holy Trinity Church") in Kandy, Sri Lanka is one of the more distinctive church buildings in Sri Lanka. It is situated below the Principal's bungalow at Trinity College, Kandy. The chapel is one of the first and finest examples of the application of indigenous architecture in the design of an Anglican church in the country.[1] The building is modelled on traditional Buddhist architecture,[2][3] reminiscent of those found in Polonnaruwa, an ancient capital of Sri Lanka, in that it is an open building with a lofty hipped roof supported by numerous carved stone pillars.[4]
- ^ Scriver, Peter (Ed); Prakash, Vikramaditya (Ed) (2007). Colonial Modernities: Building, Dwelling and Architecture in British India and Ceylon. Milton Park (UK): Routledge. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-415-39908-1.
- ^ Frampton, Kenneth (Ed); Mehrotra, Rahul (Ed) (2000). World Architecture 1900-2000: South Asia. University of California. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-3-211-83291-2.
- ^ Sharma, Shuresk K.; Sharam, Usha (2004). Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Christianity. Mittal Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-8-170-99959-1.
- ^ Miranda, Sujitha (18 August 2013). "Trinity Kandy has been 'Looking to the End' since its beginning". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 September 2014.