Old Parliament Building, Colombo
The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building.Photo: The National Archives UK, No restrictions.
- Type: Government office
- Description: presidential Secretariat office building
- Also known as: “Old Parliament”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Colombo Lighthouse and One Galle Face.
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 420 metres north of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.
One Galle Face
Shopping center
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One Galle Face is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is also Sri Lanka's first internationally and developed and managed mixed use project and was officially opened on 8 November 2019. One Galle Face is situated 440 metres southeast of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.
Galle Face Green
Park
Galle Face Green is a 5 ha ocean-side urban park, which stretches for 500 m along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka. Galle Face Green is situated 720 metres south of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.
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.
Kotahena
Suburb
Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena is situated 2½ km northeast of Old Parliament Building, Colombo.
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
- Categories: architectural structure, building, office, and government building
- Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.93096° or 6° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
79.84292° or 79° 50′ 35″ eastLevels
3Open location code
6JRXWRJV+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 340617005OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata 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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