Campus of University of Colombo
The urban campus of University of Colombo is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka, primarily situated around Cinnamon Gardens.
Campus
The University of Colombo occupies an estate of 50 acres (200,000 m2) in the heart of the city of Colombo known as Cinnamon Gardens. The administrative center of the university is the College House, which houses the office of the vice chancellor, with its period architecture is a city landmark.
The College House, the
The estate includes several properties outside Cinnamon Gardens, such as the
Cinnamon Gardens
Much of the faculties of University of Colombo situated in and around the fashionable residential area of Cinnamon Gardens. Separated from to maid roads of Colombo, the campus consists of three blocks.
College House Block
The College House
The College House Block occupies the estate of the former Regina Walauwa, now known as the
New FGS & Administration building
Located at the rear of historic college house is the four floor buildings built in the 1980s. It houses the
IBMBB building
Built opposite College House is the newly built five floor building for the
Science faculty block
Science faculty block makes up the center of the campus complex, between the Thurstan Road; Reed Avenue and boarded in the north by the
Old Royal College Building
The Old Royal College Building is the main building of the University. The iconic symbol of the University of Colombo, it is located on campus center in front of the university sports grounds, and presently houses the Department of Mathematics. It was built in 1911 for the
King George Hall
The King George Hall (KGH or KG Hall) is one of the oldest theaters of Sri Lanka. Built the mid 1920s following the establishment of the Ceylon University College it was meant function as a theater, main lecture hall and venue for many university functions, a purpose it serves to this day.
Sports grounds
The university sports ground that forms a triangular spear in front of the building facade pointing due south. At the southern tip of grounds marks the Thurstan Road and Reed Avenue connecting at the Thumulla Junction. The sports ground is a venue for many sporting events year round, with
University Observatory
The former Colombo Observatory is located within the science faculty block adjoin Reed Avenue. Although not operational at present it was established in 1920s was put into disrepair due to
Arts and Law faculty block
On the other side of the Reed Avenue is the Arts faculty block, made up of the arts and law faculty buildings along with the gymnasium. Located in the centre is the university library.
Planetarium
Created as an exhibit for the industrial exhibition held in 1965, the Colombo Planetarium in the Arts and Law Faculty Block is the only planetarium in Sri Lanka.[3][4] The domed planetarium seats 570 around a Carl Zeiss AG star projector.[5]
Colombo Medical College
The
Sri Palee Campus
The Sri Palee Campus, known as the western campus of the University of Colombo is located in Wewala, Horana. Located in the Kalutara District on lands and buildings donated to the University of Sri Lanka in 1976 by the board of the Sri Palee Trust set up by the late Wilmot A. Perera, a statesman and philanthropist.
Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science
The Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science of the university is located in the rural area of Hambantota District in the Southern Province. Started in 1999 in Weligatta new town which had been constructed under Lunugamvehera Irrigation project, it was developed with the collaboration of the Irrigation Department.
References
- ISBN 978-0415630023
- ^ Dr. A.N.S. Kulasinghe
- ^ "Our Planetarium". www.planetarium.gov.lk. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ISBN 9788120408432.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Planetarium". World Planetariums Database. Retrieved 27 October 2022.