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The
Colombo
Port
Maritime
Museum
also
known
as
the
Sri
Lanka
Ports
Authority
Maritime
Museum
is
situated
on
Chaithya
Road
in
Colombo,
adjacent
to
the
Colombo
Port.
It
is
operated
and
maintained
by
the
Sri
Lanka
Ports
Authority.
The
museum
building
was
formerly
a
Dutch
prison
and
is
the
only
Dutch
period
building
which
exists
up
to
date
within
the
Colombo
Port
area.
It
was
established
on
August
2003
and
displays
various
artifacts
in
connection
with
the
history
of
the
port
of
the
country,
the
maritime
industry
and
the
ocean
surrounding
the
country
such
as
model
exhibits
of
ships
and
sculptures
of
significant
characters
such
as
King
Vijeya.
The
Maritime
Museum
can
be
found
in
the
far
northern
section
of
the
Chaithya
Road
in
Colombo
Fort
where
the
road
bends
around
to
the
Sri
Lankan
Navy
Base.
The
Road
is
long
so
take
a
Tuktuk
and
later
walk
back
along
the
coast.
On
the
bend
is
the
magnificent
Sambodhi
Chaitya
Dagoba
that
straddles
the
road.
The
road
is
a
dead
end
as
the
entrance
military
gates
block
the
road.
To
the
left
is
a
large
rectangular
block
house.
It
used
to
be
the
old
Dutch
prison
built
in
the
late
1600's
but
now
it
is
home
to
the
Colombo
Ports
Authority
Maritime
Museum.
It
is
in
the
grounds
of
the
temple
which
I
was
not
expecting.
I
was
looking
for
a
building
standing
on
its
own
along
the
side
of
the
road.
There
is
a
small
fee
to
go
in.
It
is
nice
to
get
out
of
the
sun
for
a
while
(or
rain
if
you
are
unlucky)
The
Museum
tells
the
story
of
the
origins
of
Colombo
and
its
maritime
and
trading
history.
Whilst
most
of
Europe
was
living
in
mud
huts
with
thatched
roofs
the
Sri
Lankans
in
Colombo
were
busy
running
an
international
trading
business.
Take
a
historical
tour
which
will
leave
you
spellbound
lost
in
the
beauty
of
the
large
size
painting
of
the
voyages
of
discoveries
by
famous
men.
These
voyages
have
played
a
significant
role
in
shaping
Sri
Lanka’s
history,
culture,
and
religion.
There
are
also
3D
displays
of
the
harbour
of
Colombo
along
with
paintings
of
the
Colombo
fort
which
depict
the
European
conquests.
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