Independence Memorial Hall

Coordinates: 6°54′16.5″N 79°52′02.2″E / 6.904583°N 79.867278°E / 6.904583; 79.867278
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Independence Memorial Hall
Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°54′16.5″N 79°52′02.2″E / 6.904583°N 79.867278°E / 6.904583; 79.867278
Construction started4 February 1949[1]
Completed1953
OwnerMinistry of Cultural Affairs
Technical details
Floor area930 m2 (10,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tom Neville Wynne-Jones
Other designersShirley D’Alwis

Independence Memorial Hall (also known as Independence Commemoration Hall) is a

Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo. It also houses the Independence Memorial Museum
.

The monument was built at the location where the formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule, with the opening of the first parliament by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester occurred at a special podium on 4 February 1948.

Located at the head of the monument is the statue of the first prime minister of the country

House of Representatives of Ceylon
until the parliament was moved to the new parliament complex. Currently it is the venue for religious events and annual national day celebrations.

Design

The formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule, with the opening of the first parliament at the special podium at the present Independence Square, Colombo.

The building was designed by a group of eight notable architects led by Tom Neville Wynne-Jones CBE,[3][4] and included F. H. Billimoria, Shirley de Alwis, Oliver Weerasinghe, Homi Billimoria, Justin Samarasekera and M. B. Morina. The design of the building is based on the Magul Maduwa (Celebration Hall), the Royal audience hall of the Kingdom of Kandy the last native kingdom of the island, where on 5 March 1815 the Kandyan Convention was signed between the British and the Kandyian Chieftains (Radalas) ending the Kingdom of Kandy.

In popular culture

The Memorial Hall was featured as a pit stop on the 4th season of The Amazing Race Asia, the 1st season of The Amazing Race Australia, and the second season of the Israeli edition of The Amazing Race.[5]

Events

See also

References

  1. ^ "Independence Square". Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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  5. ^ "Visit The Independence Memorial Hall In Colombo". TriangleTravel. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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