Royal College, Colombo
Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal is a boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Photo: Nitraven, Public domain.- Type: School
- Description: Government-run national boys’ school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1835 as Colombo Academy.
- Also known as: “Colombo Academy”, “RC”, “Royal College”, and “The Royal College Colombo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Navarangahala and Colombo National Museum.
Navarangahala
Theater building
The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka.
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 700 metres north of Royal College, Colombo.
Lionel Wendt Art Centre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, 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. Slave Island is situated 2½ km northwest of Royal College, Colombo.
Nawala
Village
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.
Royal College, Colombo
Latitude
6.90411° or 6° 54′ 15″ north
Longitude
79.86053° or 79° 51′ 38″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWV36+J6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Royal College, Colombo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皇家学院”
- Chinese: “皇家學院”
- Chinese: “科伦坡皇家学院”
- Chinese: “科倫坡皇家學院”
- Czech: “Královská vysoká škola, Colombo”
- Danish: “Royal College Colombo”
- Dutch: “Royal College, Colombo”
- French: “Collège royal de Colombo”
- German: “Royal College, Colombo”
- Greek: “Βασιλικό Κολέγιο του Κολόμπο”
- Hebrew: “הקולג‘ המלכותי, קולומבו”
- Hindi: “रॉयल कॉलेज, कोलंबो”
- Irish: “an Coláiste Ríoga, Colombo”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・カレッジ・コロンボ”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・コロンボ大学”
- Polish: “Royal College, Kolombo”
- Portuguese: “Royal College, Colombo”
- Russian: “королевский колледж Коломбо”
- Sinhala: “කොළඹ රාජකීය විද්යාලය”
- Sinhala: “රාජකීය විද්යාලය, කොළඹ”
- Slovenian: “Kraljevi kolidž v Kolombu”
- Slovenian: “Royal College, Colombo”
- Spanish: “Colegio Real de Colombo”
- Swedish: “Royal College Colombo”
- Tamil: “கொழும்பு ரோயல் கல்லூரி”
- Tamil: “கொழும்பு வேத்தியர் கல்லூரி”
- Tamil: “கொழும்பு றோயல் கல்லூரி”
- Tamil: “ராயல் கல்லூரி”
- Tamil: “ரோயல் கல்லூரி”
- Tamil: “வேத்தியர் கல்லூரி”
- Tamil: “றோயல் கல்லூரி”
- Urdu: “رائل کالج کولمبو”
- “Colombo Academy”
- “Royal College, Colombo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Independence Square and Cinnamon Gardens.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Grade 8 and Royal College Junior Hostel.
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