Sri Lankan Parliament Building
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. History Ancient Royal Councils (3rd century B.C.- 1815) Sri Lankan Chronicles and other archaeological materials provide definite evidence of forms of governance in Sri Lanka from the 3rd century B.C., since the Anuradhapura Period . In ancient Sri Lanka, the head of the state was the king and he had a council of ministers to advise him and to represent the interests of the people. This royal council met in a special pavilion and such a council building is still visible among the 5th-century ruins at Sigiriya . During the Polonnaruwa Period , King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) constructed a special pavilion named Raja Vaishyabhujanga Mandapa for the gathering of the royal council. King Nissankamalla (1187-1196 A.D.) also built a Royal Council Pavilion and presently, it is co…
