Srawasthi Mandiraya
| Srawasthi Mandiraya | |
|---|---|
Western Provincial Council | |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka |
The Srawasthi Mandiraya is the primary office complex of the
Members of Parliament from outside Colombo who were attending Parliamentary sittings. It is located along Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha (formerly Edinburgh Crescent).[1]
History
The mansion was built in 1913 along the lines of a
philanthropist W. A. de Silva, member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the State Council of Ceylon, and who served as Minister of Health (1936 - 1942). One of the largest houses in Colombo at the time, Dr de Silva hosted many dignitaries such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore and Lord Donoughmore
. He later gifted the mansion to the nation.
With Ceylon gaining independence, the house was converted by the Government of Ceylon as a hostel for
Western Provincial Council
as its office complex.
References
- Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.