Colonial Colombo. Haroon Ashraf. ... May 20, 2018. A first time traveller discovers the joys of this beautiful Sri Lankan metropolis: the greenery, the architecture and the spirituality of its people.

By Dr. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai As a train whistles out of Kompannavidiya Railway Station in Colombo 2, it passes by a road in its immediate v Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

The old colonial core of the city is Fort, or Colombo 1, mainly devoted to government and commercial buildings. Most of the transport hubs, notably Fort railway station (2) , are east of here, in ...

The last of the Shop House- style buildings in Slave Island is facing demolition. Once the headquarters of the prestigious firm of H.W.Cave & Co which from 1877 was the country’s leading publisher and ...

Why can’t Sri Lanka do better than other countries in the region?” asked Mr. Wickremesinghe. He noted that the Ministry of Megapolis have identified 40 buildings in Fort for development. “We have more ...

The Hill Club Hotel is a colonial-era building set amidst vast grounds with rooms starting from about USD 150 per night for a double room. There are also several cheaper guesthouses available from ...

Colombo was once a shabby third world capital like any other, its buildings and its people hiding behind high walls and piles of sandbags.