President’s House

President's House is the official residence and workplace of the president of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, , 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.
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  • Government office
  • …is also known as “President’s House, Colombo”
  • …has 2 floors
  • Description: official residence and workplace of the president of Sri Lanka

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Colombo Lighthouse and Colombo Lighthouse.
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or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a and was a lighthouse in . is situated 150 metres south of President’s House.
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Lighthouse
is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. is situated 210 metres west of President’s House.
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Hotel
or GOH is a 3 star heritage hotel, located in , . is situated 280 metres northeast of President’s House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.
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is the largest city and commercial capital…
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Village
, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya…
Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

President’s House

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Latitude
6.93611° or 6° 56′ 10″ north
Longitude
79.8427° or 79° 50′ 34″ east
Open location code
6JRXWRPV+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 441724047
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q7241156

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“President’s House” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Residencia del Presidente de Colombo”
  • Chinese: “可倫坡總統府”
  • Chinese: “斯里蘭卡總統府”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “منزل الرئيس فى كولومبو”
  • Hebrew: “בית הנשיא, קולומבו”
  • Indonesian: “Rumah Presiden (Kolombo)”
  • Indonesian: “Rumah Presiden”
  • Japanese: “大統領官邸 (コロンボ)”
  • Malay: “Rumah Presiden, Colombo”
  • Russian: “Дом президента в Коломбо”
  • Slovenian: “predsedniška palača (Kolombo)”
  • Spanish: “Casa del Presidente”
  • Tamil: “சனாதிபதி மாளிகை, கொழும்பு”
  • Urdu: “ایوان صدر، کولمبو”

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