Echelon Barracks
| Echelon Barracks | |
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Ceylon Artillery |
Echelon Barracks was a former military
Ceylon Army
following independence.
History
Built during the late nineteenth century as headquarters of the
Ceylon Artillery and housed the Ministry of Defence. In the early 1970s the barracks were demolished to make way for commercial development.[1]
Since 1997 the
World Trade Centre, Colombo has stood in Echelon Square.[2]
References
- ^ "Letters". Burnley Express. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ISBN 978-9004191488. Retrieved 8 August 2014.