College House, Colombo
College House | |
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Former names | Regina Walauwa |
General information | |
Architectural style | Travancore |
Town or city | Colombo |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Completed | 1912 |
Owner | University of Colombo |
College House is the administrative center of the University of Colombo, situated in the Cinnamon Gardens suburb of Colombo, it is a national heritage site.[1]
With construction completed in 1912, the house was built by Thomas Henry Arthur de Soysa, who was a prominent businessmen and the Consul for Chile. He was also the son of
University College Colombo the following year. With the name of the house changed to College House on the instructions of Sir Edward Denham.[5] The Library of the University College began in a room of the house with a collection of books belonging to A. Padmanabha, gifted by his father Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam
.
Following the formation of the
Vice Chancellor.[6] On March 8, 1989, elements of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna assassinated the Vice Chancellor, Prof Stanley Wijesundera
at the Library Room in the College House.
A new building was constructed on the ground as part of the expansion of the university administration in the 1980s and to house the
Faculty of Graduate Studies
.
See also
References
- ^ Regina Walauwe: A College House of 100 Years Serendib magazine, Srilankan Airlines Web (Heritage) Retrieved 05 December 2014
- ^ If these walls could only talk
- ^ History; University of Colombo Retrieved 15 June 2017
- ^ The De Soyas of Alfred House by Rupa de Soysa, p.95 (Karunaratne & Sons)
- Sunday TimesPlus. Retrieved 10 December 2014
- ISBN 9555992789
External links
- History of the University of Colombo
- Lakshmigiri