The Sri Lankan Parliament Complex (Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றக் கட்டடம்; also known as the New Parliament Complex) is a public building and landmark that houses the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

The building was designed by architect Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa and built with Sri Lankan funds. On 29 April 1982, the new Parliamentary Complex was declared open by President J. R. Jayewardene.

Jun 27, 2021 · This beautiful parliament building complex, island, and the water around it were blended and composed well. It serves as a perfect example of balancing nature, peace, and harmony. Through this Bawa created a monument building, a symbol of democracy.

Mar 11, 2022 · The parliament building, which was completed in 1982, sits on an artificially-created island built on a purposely flooded marshland just outside the capital Colombo: the visual effect of the structure is that of seeing a grand palace floating on an expansive body of water.

The new parliament of Srilanka is located about ten miles east of Colombo. it was built on a twelve-acre island reclaimed from a historic diyawanna oya, an ancient waterway in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte with the construction of massive retaining wall 3600 feet long, 6 feet high, 6 feet board at the base and tapering to one and half feet all ...

Aug 12, 2007 · The new Sri Lankan Parliament is an asymmetric group of colonnaded pavilions with striking copper roofs ‘floating’ on a man-made lake. The site was originally a marsh and was dredged to form a small island to support the structures and a wide shore with dense tree cover.

The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building.

Nestled amidst the urban landscape of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the Parliament Building designed by the legendary architect Geoffrey Bawa stands as a testament to innovative architectural thinking and meticulous urban planning.

Dec 23, 2023 · The Sri Lanka Parliament Complex (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තු ගොඩනැගිල්ල; Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றக் கட்டடம்) that houses the Parliament of Sri Lanka is situated in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte in Colombo District.

Sri Lanka's parliamentary traditions are part of a colonial inheritance that was espoused by a Western-educated elite. The Parliament building is by necessity a national monument but it also exists in an international arena and reflects Sri Lanka's position in the modern world.