The Kingsbury
The Kingsbury, trading as The Kingsbury PLC, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Galle Raod in the city centre of Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Hotel
- Description: hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel”, “Ceylon Intercontinental”, and “The Kingsbury PLC”
- Address: 48 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Colombo Lighthouse and Old Parliament Building, Colombo.
Old Colombo Lighthouse
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Colombo Lighthouse or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in Colombo. The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower. Old Colombo Lighthouse is situated 220 metres northeast of The Kingsbury.
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
Government office
Photo: The National Archives UK, No restrictions.
The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building. Old Parliament Building, Colombo is situated 250 metres southeast of The Kingsbury.
President’s House
Government office
Photo: weranga rajapaksha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. President’s House is situated 360 metres north of The Kingsbury.
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 2½ km northeast of The Kingsbury.
The Kingsbury
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.93297° or 6° 55′ 59″ northLongitude
79.84182° or 79° 50′ 31″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Operator
Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLCOpen location code
6JRXWRMR+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 1021604760OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Russian—“The Kingsbury” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فندق ذا كينغسبيري”
- Basque: “Kingsbury hotela”
- Burmese: “ကင်းဘာရီ”
- Chinese: “金斯伯里酒店”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فندق ذا كينجسبيرى”
- French: “Ceylon Inter-Continental”
- French: “Le Kingsbury”
- German: “The Kingsbury”
- Indonesian: “The Kingsbury Hotel”
- Japanese: “ザ・キングスバリー・ホテル”
- Japanese: “セイロンコンチネンタルホテル”
- Persian: “کینگزبری (هتل)”
- Persian: “کینگزبری”
- Russian: “Ceylon InterContinental”
- Russian: “Цейлон Continental Hotel”
- Russian: “Цейлон Интерконтиненталь”
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