Old Parliament Building
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LolaGo1
Washington DC, DC6,620 contributions
Mar 2024 • Solo
While in the Old Fort Area, my Tuktuk Driver pointed out this building to me. He said that this was where the members of the parliament meet or the equivalent of Congress in Washington, DC. Noted some statues of prominent perons in front of this building. Was told not open to tourists.
Written 9 March 2024
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Dr. Dharshana Weerakoon
Gampaha, Sri Lanka530 contributions
Dec 2015 • Family
Even with permission you can't visit this place. just you can see from outside. The look is "Colonial"
Written 22 February 2016
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Sivasuriam
Tokyo, Japan123 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
Walk along Galle face green from GALLE FACE hotel along the walkway by the beach.....enjoy local people and vendors......take a photo of the old parliament.......lot of history and political skullduggery here! Walk past it UPTO the light house. Take a break. Go into the city......see the only lighthouse in the world that is in the middle of the city.....old post office...presidents house....old British era department stores.
Written 9 March 2015
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Vimalanathan Ba... K
Colombo, Sri Lanka54 contributions
Mar 2018 • Family
Nice surrounding..just infront of gall face and new port city extention. Bera Lake divide Shangria Hotel.. cant do much they allow photography now..
Written 28 April 2018
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Sadatindn
Coimbatore, India3 contributions
Feb 2014 • Business
good architect , a must see site if you are an architect lover and a good walker.near by you have lovely market where you can buy some tea and china clay pots/cups.
Written 27 January 2015
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Aneesa P
Edinburgh, UK402 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
I don't even know why this is on here as an attraction. It is a largely unused building... a small one at that that isn't even that old. There is nothing to see there too.
I can however, admire the architecture and appreciate its potential to be something better.... but I can do this from my hotel room that looks directly down onto it.
I can however, admire the architecture and appreciate its potential to be something better.... but I can do this from my hotel room that looks directly down onto it.
Written 18 January 2015
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olivehoover
Treviso, Italy1,375 contributions
Aug 2019
Walking on my own in Colombo, I saw the Old Parliament Building.
It is a huge building with a numerous statues showing the history of Sri Lanka's politics.
I appreciated the old architecture. Very nice.
It is a huge building with a numerous statues showing the history of Sri Lanka's politics.
I appreciated the old architecture. Very nice.
Written 6 April 2020
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Jiffy004
Melbourne, Australia66 contributions
Nov 2019
This is a lovely building that was situated next to our hotel. But you could not go inside the gates and are not permitted to take photos. Luckily I took some nice pictures from our hotel window.
Written 23 November 2019
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Lech B.Kowalski, LLM
Warsaw, Poland323 contributions
Jun 2019 • Solo
The Parliament is moved to another Place. In front of Old Building there will be built very modern new part of Colombo. The project new Dubai in Sri Lanka, will be built by CCCC from China and financed, by the capital from China, Japan and Gulf Emirates.
Written 6 July 2019
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Tony1306
Gold Coast Australia119 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
Impressive old colonial parliament building. Great architecture in classic, traditional sense. It was not open to visitors, however you can take in the great views from the fence line.
Written 24 March 2019
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