Sri Lankan Parliament Building, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Name: Sri Lankan Parliament Building
Address: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Sri Lanka

#10 among attractions in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

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The Sri Lankan Parliament Complex is a public building and landmark that houses the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital, it is built on an island, surrounded by the Diyawanna Oya. It was designed by Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa. ()

Architectural style: ModernCoordinates: 6°53'13"N, 79°55'7"E

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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankan Parliament Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diyasaru Park, Diyawanna Lake, Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Siri Perakumba Pirivena.

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Zoo
Diyasaru Park, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
1 min walk • Diyasaru Park, is 60 acre urban wetland park located in Thalawathugoda area of Sri Jayawardanapura, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It comprises a range of wetland habitats such as marshes, flooded woodlands, lakes, and ponds. It is governed by Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation.
~900 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Diyawanna Lake, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
5 min walk • Diyawanna Lake or Parliament Lake, is one of the lakes within Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is quite popular as the Sri Lankan Parliament Building was built on an artificial island at the centre of the lake.
1 miW
Temple
Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
27 min walk • Kotte Raja Maha Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the historic building Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama at the Pita Kotte junction on Kotte road.
1.4 miNW
Temple
Siri Perakumba Pirivena, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
36 min walk • Siri Perakumba Pirivena is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at the entrance to Ethul Kotte on the Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha road. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
1.4 miNW
Park, Garden center
Diyatha Uyana, Colombo
35 min walk • Diyatha Uyana is located at Polduwa junction, Battaramulla near the Waters Edge Hotel. The park has been constructed on marshy land on the banks of the Diyawanna Oya.
1 miNW
Museum
Kotte Museum, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
27 min walk • Kotte Museum is an archaeological Museum in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. It is located at Bangala junction in Ethul Kotte, on the Borella-Pitakotte main road. The museum serves as the regional museum for Western Province of the country and is maintained by Archaeological department of Sri Lanka.
1.2 miW
Memorial
Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
30 min walk • Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama is a historic Ambalama building situated at Pita Kotte junction, Western province, Sri Lanka. It was used as a resting place or waiting place for the visitors who came to ancient capital of Kotte kingdom as well as Kotte Raja Maha Vihara.
1.3 miNW
6°54'15"N • 79°54'41"E
The Waters Edge Park, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
33 min walk • Park
1 miNW
Memorial
Alakeshwara Archaeological Site, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
26 min walk • Alakeshwara Archaeological Site is a historical site with archaeological ruins, situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. The site has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Jubilee Post, Colombo
37 min walk • Jubilee Post Nugegoda is a commemorative marker, at the intersection of Stanley Thilakarathne Mawatha and Old Kottawa Road, formerly King George Avenue, recognising the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The post was initially erected on the road verge but was subsequently relocated to the middle of the intersection.