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List Of Tallest Structures In Sri Lanka
The following page lists the List of tallest buildings and structures, tallest buildings and structures in Sri Lanka in terms of the highest architectural detail. Apart from the historical timeline of tallest structures, structures which are shorter than 20-floors (for habitable buildings) or (for non-habitable structures) are excluded. Whereas structures that are under construction but have topped out are included in this list. The majority of high-rise structures in the country are located in the commercial capital Colombo. As of May 2017, the tallest structure on the island is the Lotus Tower at , and the tallest habitable building is the Altair (building), Altair at . Tallest structures This list ranks the structures in Sri Lanka that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) or 20 floors. Only completed buildings and structures are included. , , , - , 25= , , OnThree20: Tower 3 , , align=center, , , , , align=38 , , 2014 , , Residential , , Colombo , , , , , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo Skyline 2024
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial Capital city, capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Western Region Megapolis, Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is situated within the Colombo metro area. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province, Sri Lanka, Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, retaini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo City Centre
Colombo City Centre is a 50-storey mixed-use development in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Colombo City Centre comprises a five storey retail space which consists of , including a 170-room hotel and 192 residential apartments. The building is situated on Beira Lake, opposite Gangarama Sima Malaka, on Sir James Pieris Mawatha. The development was a joint venture between a local company, the Abans Group, and Singaporean company, SilverNeedle Hospitality. The project was built at an estimated cost of US$170 million. As of 2021, it is wholly owned by Abans Group. The construction was undertaken by Sanken Construction (Pvt.) Ltd. The third storey of the development will contain a retail mall with a 415-seat food court and 18–20 food outlets operated by Food Studio (Sri Lanka). The hotel will be operated by Marriott International. Location Colombo City Centre is located in the centre of Colombo, adjacent to the Beira Lake. It is in close proximity to the primary and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (), also known as Jayapura or Kotte, is Capital of Sri Lanka, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located adjacent to the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic, executive, and judicial capital, Colombo. The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council area is bounded in: * the North by Kolonnawa Urban Council area, * the North-East by the Kotikawatta–Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha area, * the East by the Kaduwela, Western Province, Kaduwela Municipal Council area, * the South-East by the Maharagama Urban Council area, * the South-West by the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council and * the West by the Colombo Municipal Council area, which is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. History The village of Darugama lay at the confluence of two streams, the Diyawanna Oya and the Kolonnawa Oya. As Darugama was a naturally secure place, it was not easy for enemies to enter it. Here, in the 13th century, a local ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearpoint Residencies
Paper Mate is a division of Sanford L.P., a Newell Brands company that produces writing instruments. Paper Mate's offices are located in Oak Brook, Illinois, along with those of Newell Rubbermaid's other office products divisions. Its product line includes ballpoint and gel pens, mechanical pencils and wooden pencils, erasers, and correction fluids. History Early in 1941, Patrick J. Frawley acquired his first company, a ballpoint pen parts manufacturer that had defaulted on its loan. In 1949, The Frawley Pen Company developed an ink that dried instantly. The pen that delivered this ink was called "The Paper Mate". In 1951, Frawley sold 4 million pens and had 22 salesmen visit 2,400 stores within six weeks to advertise the ballpoint pen product by testing the ink on retailers' shirts, promising a new $15 shirt if the ink was not able to come off. In 1955, the Frawley Pen Company was acquired by The Gillette Company, Inc. for $15.5 million, and formed the basis for the Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Galle Face
One Galle Face is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is also Sri Lanka's first internationally and developed and managed mixed use project and was officially opened on 8 November 2019. The facility consists of four skyscrapers, one which will be open for businesses to set up offices, two for the residential component, and the fourth as part of a Shangri-La Colombo, hotel. A shopping mall is also part of the project. The premises in its entirety is owned by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Shangri-La. The twin towers of the residential component are tied as the 4th-tallest structures in the country, at . The towers are 51 storeys each, with two-, three-, or four bedroom apartments of , , and , respectively. They will also contain 16 penthouses. Shangri-La Colombo opened on 16 November 2017, as the first of the four project components to do so. The hotel has 500 rooms and 41 serviced apartments. Shopping mall The Shopping mall, mall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower 3
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to be habitable but to serve other functions using the height of the tower. For example, the height of a clock tower improves the visibility of the clock, and the height of a tower in a fortified building such as a castle increases the visibility of the surroundings for defensive purposes. Towers may also be built for observation, leisure, or telecommunication purposes. A tower can stand alone or be supported by adjacent buildings, or it may be a feature on top of a larger structure or building. Etymology Old English ''torr'' is from Latin ''turris'' via Old French ''tor''. The Latin term together with Greek τύρσις was loaned from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
