University Grants Commission
University Grants Commission is a government office in Ibbanwala, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province which is located on Ward Place. University Grants Commission is situated nearby to the government office Ministry of Higher Education, as well as near the movie theater UGC.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Hospital of Sri Lanka and Colombo National Museum.
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Hospital
Photo: Cossde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Hospital of Sri Lanka is a government hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1864 as the General Hospital, it is the leading hospital in Sri Lanka and is controlled by the central government. National Hospital of Sri Lanka is situated 270 metres northeast of University Grants 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 1 km southwest of University Grants Commission.
Viharamahadevi Park
Park
Viharamahadevi Park is a public park located in Cinnamon Gardens, in Colombo, situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in Sri Lanka. It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of Colombo. Viharamahadevi Park is situated 680 metres southwest of University Grants Commission.
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.
Rajagiriya
Suburb
Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. Rajagiriya is situated 3½ km east of University Grants Commission.
University Grants Commission
- Type: Government office
- Address: Ward Place, Colombo 07
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Ibbanwala, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.91639° or 6° 54′ 59″ northLongitude
79.86695° or 79° 52′ 1″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV88+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4061754758OpenStreetMap feature
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