President's Pavilion

President's Pavilion
President's Pavilion
	The President's Pavilion in 2016
General information
Town or city	Kandy
Country	Sri Lanka
Current tenants	President of Sri Lanka
Owner	Government of Sri Lanka

President's Pavilion is an

Esala Perahera when at its conclusion the perahera sandeshaya

is presented.

History

After the British gained control of the

Uva Rebellion, three years later in which Kandy was captured by the rebels, the British moved to combined both parts of the island under a central administration. However Kandy remained an important city second only to the capital Colombo

.

Therefore a European-style palace was constructed in the late 18th century for the use of the

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales

, in 1875.

In 1944, during the

Louis Mountbatten

, Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command, took up residence at the Governor's Pavilion till the end of the war.

Following independence in 1948 the house became the official residence of the

Governor General of Ceylon in Kandy. It was formally renamed as the President’s Pavilion in 1972, after Sri Lanka became a republic. William Gopallawa a native of Kandy was the last Governor General and first President of Sri Lanka

to reside at the house.

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7°15′50″N 80°38′25″E / 7.26389°N 80.64028°E / 7.26389; 80.64028