Old Parliament Building, Colombo

The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of . Situated in the area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the and adjacent to the General Treasury Building.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: presidential Secretariat office building
  • Also known as: “Old Parliament”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include One Galle Face and Old Colombo Lighthouse.

Shopping center
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is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the 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 440 metres southeast of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.

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or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a and was a lighthouse in . The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a . is situated 420 metres north of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.

Park
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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. is situated 710 metres south of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Village
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, 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 2½ km northeast of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.

Old Parliament Building, Colombo

Latitude
6.93096° or 6° 55′ 51″ north
Longitude
79.84292° or 79° 50′ 35″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
6JRXWRJV+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 340617005
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q4440365
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Old Parliament Building, Colombo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “旧国会大厦”
  • Japanese: “旧国会議事堂 (コロンボ)”
  • Malay: “Bangunan Parlimen Lama, Colombo”
  • Russian: “Старое здание парламента (Коломбо)”
  • Russian: “Старый парламент”
  • Tamil: “பழைய நாடாளுமன்றக் கட்டடம், கொழும்பு”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Presidential Secretariat Office and World Trade Center Colombo.

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