British High Commission
British High Commission is a diplomatic facility in Western Province, Sri Lanka. British High Commission is situated nearby to the movie theater Liberty Cinema, as well as near Beira Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liberty Cinema and Colombo National Museum.
Liberty Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Syced, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Liberty Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 490 metres east of British High Commission.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 1½ km east of British High Commission.
Beira Lake
Lake
Beira Lake is a man-made lake in the centre of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km2 of land 100 years ago but has since been reduced to 0.65 km2 today due to various reasons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.
Kotahena
Suburb
Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena is situated 4 km north of British High Commission.
British High Commission
- Type: Diplomatic facility
- Category: government building
- Location: Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9126° or 6° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
79.8467° or 79° 50′ 48″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWR7W+2MGeoNames ID
7545364
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