Grand Oriental Hotel
Grand Oriental Hotel or GOH is a 3 star heritage hotel, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include President’s House and Old Colombo Lighthouse.
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 280 metres southwest of Grand Oriental Hotel.
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 370 metres southwest of Grand Oriental Hotel.
Colombo Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colombo Lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located at Galbokka Point south of the Port of Colombo on the waterfront along the marine drive, in Colombo fort. Colombo Lighthouse is situated 470 metres west of Grand Oriental Hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.
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.
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.
Grand Oriental Hotel
- Type: Hotel
- Description: building in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Categories: building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.93736° or 6° 56′ 15″ northLongitude
79.84494° or 79° 50′ 42″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWRPV+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 262528224OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q28401591
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Grand Oriental Hotel” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “فندق جراند اورينتال”
- Russian: “Grand Oriental Hotel”
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