Gordon Gardens

Gordon Gardens is a park in Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Access is restricted and requires permission. Gordon Gardens is situated nearby to the government office Foreign Ministry External Affairs, as well as near Sri Lanka Customs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include President’s House and Old Colombo Lighthouse.

President’s House

Government office

Photo: weranga rajapaksha, CC BY-SA 2.0.

President's House is the official residence and workplace of the president of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, 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. President’s House is situated 160 metres south of Gordon Gardens.

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 310 metres south of Gordon Gardens.

Colombo Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colombo Lighthouse is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located at Galbokka Point south of the Port of Colombo on the waterfront along the marine drive, in Colombo fort. Colombo Lighthouse is situated 280 metres southwest of Gordon Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, 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 Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Kotahena

Suburb

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

Gordon Gardens

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.93751° or 6° 56′ 15″ north

Longitude

79.84306° or 79° 50′ 35″ east

Open location code

6JRXWRQV+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 98046405

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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