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Added by Jopie, at 03 March 2017
Opening Hours
- Monday 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
- Tuesday 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
- Wednesday 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
- Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
- Friday 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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17 Reviews
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27 April 2018
Great Architecture, surrounded by Diyawanna Lake. An area with great natural beauty.
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27 April 2018
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம்) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the island. It is modeled after the British Parliament
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14 April 2018
A beautiful place with great architectural values. Given 5 stars for the place not for the members.
The Sri Lankan Parliament Complex (also known as the New 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.
On 29 January 1930 the British Governor of Ceylon, Sir Herbert Stanley (1927–1931), opened a building fronting the ocean at Galle Face, Colombo, designed for meetings of the Legislative Council. It was subsequently used by the State Council (1931–1947), the House of Representatives (1947–1972), the National State Assembly (1972–1977) and the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1977–1981). Today the Old Parliament Building is used by the Presidential Secretariat.
In 1967 under Speaker Sir Albert F. Peris, the leaders of the political parties unanimously resolved that a new Parliament building should be constructed on the opposite side of Beira Lake from the existing Parliament at Galle Face, but no further action was taken. While Stanley Tillekeratne was the Speaker (1970–77), the leaders of the political parties entrusted the drawing up of plans for a new Parliament building to architects, but the project was subsequently abandoned.
On 4 July 1979, then Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa obtained sanction from Parliament to construct a new Parliament Building at Duwa, a 5 hectare (12 acre) island in the Diyawanna Oya (off Baddegana Road, Pita Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte) about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Colombo. The island was where the palace of the King Vikramabahu III's powerful Minister Nissaka Alakesvara had been situated. It had belonged to E. W. Perera prior to being vested in the state.
Sri Lanka's Parliament Building was designed by respected local architect Geoffrey Bawa. The building is designed in a style of regional modernism. While the building is an example of Modernism, it still respects Sri Lankan vernacular architecture.
The parliament complex has the allusion of symmetry, which contrasts sharply with the organic form of the lake it is located in.response / report this review -
02 March 2018
Architecturally one of the best buildings in Sri Lanka. But looking at the attitudes and disciplines of the people who spend hours while doing nothing but just insulting each other (some are sleeping as well!), it seems like a pit of pigs. Used to represent the leadership of Sri Lanka, but not a handful of people of them have done and passed GCE A/L examination (which consider as a qualification for a minimal work in Sri Lanka whom servers under them) and destroying the future of the country.
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20 January 2018
A place I love to be.
Sri Lankan Parliament consists of two hundred and twenty-five (225) members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected by proportional representation for 5 year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws. The President of Sri Lanka has the power to summon, suspend, prorogue, or terminate a legislative session and to dissolve the Parliament. The Speaker or, in his absence the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees or the Deputy Chairman of Committees, presides over Parliament.
Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa on July 4, 1979, obtained sanction from Parliament to construct a new Parliament Building at Duwa, island in the Diyawanna Oya, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Colombo. The island was where the palace of the King Vikramabahu III's powerful Minister Nissaka Alakesvara had been situated. It had belonged to E. W. Perera prior to being vested in the state.
The building was designed by architect Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa and built with Sri Lankan funds. On April 29, 1982, the new Parliamentary Complex was declared open by President J.R. Jayewardene.response / report this review -
28 December 2017
Parliament of Sri Lanka. Great place and looks beautiful. But half of it disappears when flooding happens.
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24 November 2017
This is a great looking building. Excellent architecture. Beautiful location. Nicely placed in the middle of the lake. Don't rate low just because you hate politicians who stay in the building. You are suppose to rate the place, not the politicians.
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08 October 2017
Amazing architecture used to built
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20 September 2017
This has a excellent view and it is a great architectural design.
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17 July 2017
I must say it is a nice building but I really don't like this place ( as a Sri Lankan )
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14 July 2017
This is a lovely place considering the location and the architecture, how ever cant say the same for those who occupy this landmark.
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15 June 2017
A beautiful place with great architectural values. Given 5 stars for the place not for the members.
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13 April 2017
place is excellent but the members ?
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02 April 2017
Beautiful architecture designed by world renowned Geoffrey Bawa. Crates a beautiful sight for the walking track on the shore of Diyawannawa lake.
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30 March 2017
Most beautiful architectural building.🏢
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10 March 2017
This is the plays where sri lanka is run by, but it is like a fools house
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10 March 2017
built in a nice environment it is work of beautiful architecture. But the day I visited in the gallery there was brawl in the house and some members calling the speaker in a very degrading manner and another member was suspended from parliament for one week due to his unruly behaviour.
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