Veerasingam Hall

Co-operator Veerasingam Hall is a public hall/office building in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The hall is the main venue for conferences, conventions and cultural events in the north of the country.

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jaffna Public Library and Tilko Jaffna City Hotel.

Jaffna Public Library

Library

Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jaffna Public Library is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is one of Jaffna's landmarks, and is run by the Jaffna Municipal Council. The library was built in 1933 and is Sri Lanka's second main public Library, only rivalled by Colombo Public Library During the early 1980s, it was one of the biggest libraries in Asia, containing over 97,000 books and manuscripts. Jaffna Public Library is situated 290 metres southeast of Veerasingam Hall.

Tilko Jaffna City Hotel

Hotel

Tilko Jaffna City Hotel is a hotel in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The four-storey 42 room hotel is located in the heart of the city on K.K.S. Tilko Jaffna City Hotel is situated 120 metres north of Veerasingam Hall.

Jaffna Fort

Ruins

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jaffna Fort is a fort built by the Portuguese at Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1618 under Phillippe de Oliveira following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna. The fort is located near the coastal village of Gurunagar. Jaffna Fort is situated 340 metres southwest of Veerasingam Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaffna and Nallur.