| Maduwanwela Walawwa | |
| Native Name: | මඩුවන්වෙල වලව්ව |
| Native Name Lang: | si |
| Alternate Names: | Maduwanwela Mansion |
| Building Type: | Walawwa |
| Location: | Maduwanwela |
| Location City: | Kolonna |
| Location Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 6.3892°N 80.7035°W |
| Completion Date: | 1725 |
| Owner: | Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka) |
| Designations: | Archaeological protected monument (20 September 1974)[1] |
Maduwanwela Walawwa is a Walauwa located in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The Walawwa is in the town of Maduwanwela, which lies between Embilipitiya and Rakwana, approximately 207km (129miles) from Colombo.
Maduwanwela Walawwa dates back to the reign of King Wimaladharmasuriya II (1687-1707 AD).[2] It was built by Maduwanwela Maha Mohottala in the 1700s and was expanded numerous times by the Maduwanwela family until 1905 when the final expansion was undertaken by Maduwanwela Maha Disawe.
During 1877-1905 period, the Walawwa had 121 rooms, 21 inner courtyards (Meda Midula)[2] and of land surrounding it, at present there are on 43 rooms left.[3] Located on in the grounds is a courthouse with seating space for 100 people, furniture and the equipment used for punishments are still present. Following the death of Maduwanwela Maha Disawe, the last of the Maduwanwela family, the house was transferred to Sir Francis Molamure. In 1974, the Maduwanwela Walawwa and its estate, the Maduwanwela Nandigama Watte was taken over to the state by the Land Reform Commission and administrated by the Department of Archaeology as a museum.[4] In 2023, the Government of Sri Lanka leased of land from the estate to Ceylon Tobacco Company for forest farming.[5]