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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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: official residence and workplace of the president of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “President’s House, Colombo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Colombo Lighthouse and Colombo Lighthouse.

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or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in . The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower. is situated 150 metres south of President’s House.

Lighthouse
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is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located at Galbokka Point south of the on the waterfront along the marine drive, in Colombo fort. is situated 210 metres west of President’s House.

Government office
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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 President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building. is situated 570 metres south 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 of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Village
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, 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 , , located directly south of the .

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

President’s House

Latitude
6.93611° or 6° 56′ 10″ north
Longitude
79.8427° or 79° 50′ 34″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
6JRXWRPV+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 441724047
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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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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