President's House, Colombo

Janadhipathi Mawatha,, Colombo, 00100
President's House, Colombo President's House, Colombo is one of the popular Landmark & Historical Place located in Janadhipathi Mawatha, ,Colombo listed under Government Organization in Colombo , Arts & Entertainment in Colombo , Government Building in Colombo ,

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President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it has been the residence of British governors and governors-general and Sri Lankan presidents, having been known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.There have been 29 governors who resided here, and also six presidents who resided or used it in an official capacity. Currently it is used by Maithripala Sirisena, the President of Sri Lanka for state functions. The Presidential Secretariat functions as the office of the president, with much of the presidential staff based there.HistoryDutch periodThe last Dutch governor, Johan van Angelbeek, built a two-storied residence on the site of the demolished St Francis's Church, which had been built by the Portuguese in the 16th century.British periodIt was sold to the British colonial administration by Angelbeek's granddaughter on January 17, 1804 for £10,000, to set off deficits incurred by her husband George Melvin Leslie, the revenue officer British Governor Fedrick North.After the British took over the house, it became the official residence of the Governor of Ceylon known as Government House but most commonly referred to as the King's House or the Queen's House depending on the monarch of the time.

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