Galle Face Green

Galle Face Green is a 5 ha ocean-side , which stretches for 500 m along the coast, in the heart of , the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka.
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Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Park
  • Description: urban park in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Address: Colombo 003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beira Lake and One Galle Face.

Lake
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
is a man-made lake in the centre of the city of in . The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km2 of land 100 years ago but has since been reduced to 0.65 km2 today due to various reasons.

Shopping center
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the Galle Face Green in , . It is also Sri Lanka's first internationally and developed and managed mixed use project and was officially opened on 8 November 2019. is situated 300 metres north of Galle Face Green.

Hotel
is a luxury hotel in , Sri Lanka. The hotel is part of the Indian hotel chain ITC Hotels, while WelcomHotels Lanka Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of ITC Limited, is the proprietor. is situated 110 metres northeast of Galle Face Green.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.
, 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 , , located directly south of the .

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is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. is situated 3 km northeast of Galle Face Green.

Galle Face Green

Latitude
6.92478° or 6° 55′ 29″ north
Longitude
79.84458° or 79° 50′ 41″ east
Operator
Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Open location code
6JRXWRFV+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27712165
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q1492279
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Galle Face Green” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “加勒菲斯绿地”
  • Dutch: “Galle Face Green”
  • French: “Galle Face Green”
  • French: “Galle Face”
  • German: “Galle Face Green”
  • Indonesian: “Galle face green”
  • Indonesian: “Galle Face Green”
  • Japanese: “ゴール・フェイス・グリーン”
  • Korean: “갈 페이스 그린”
  • Polish: “Galle Face Green”
  • Russian: “Galle Face Green”
  • Sinhala: “ගාලු මුවදොර පිටිය”
  • Slovenian: “Galle Face Green”
  • Tamil: “காலிமுகத் திடல்”
  • Ukrainian: “Galle Face Green”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include AVR and Train Yard.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Nana’s Restaurant and Galle Face Halt 2.

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