Maduwanwela Walauwa is at Kolonna in the Ratnapura District on the Embilipitiya –Suriyakanda road. The first Walauwa at the site was constructed by Maduwanwala Maha Mohattala in the 17th Century during the period of King Wimaladharmasuriya II (1687 – 1707) and for sending a White Sambhur to the Palace as a present to the King, 84,000 acres of land was given as a gift (Nindagama) in Kolonna Korale.

The present Walauwa was constructed by Sir James William Maduwanwala Maha Dissawa ((1877- 1905) and consisted of 121 room, 21 Center courtyards (Meda Midula) and a “Sie Meduru Kavuluwa” (a room with views to all directions).

What are left today are 21 rooms, 4 Center Courtyards and the room with the panoramic view when seated in the center of the room.