The Old Republic Building in Colombo Fort, built in 1860, housed the Legislative Council. It now serves as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Old Republic Building (Colombo Fort)
Old Republic Building, Colombo (Photo credit: Google Street View) The old Republic Building (Sinhala: කොළඹ ජනරජ ගොඩනැගිල්ල) is situated at No. 7, Janadipathi Mawatha in Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. History This building was constructed by demolishing an old Dutch building there in 1860 [during the British Colonial Period (1815-1948)] to house the Legislative Council of Ceylon (Manathunga, 2016). It served the Council until 1929 when the Secretariat Offices and Legislative Council Chambers were moved to the newly built classical-styled building near Galle Face Green [(present Old Parliament Building ) Manathunga, 2016]. During this period, the building combined many government offices such as the Audit Office, Treasury, Record and Patent Offices, the Government Archives and the Government Printing Office. Following independence in 1948, the building became home to a number of government institutions including the Senate of Ceylon, the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet Office and the Mini…
