Best places: Historical landmarks in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Square in front of Independence Memorial Hall featuring a fountain topped by a statue.

👍👍 Fairly big green park in the middle of the Colombo city. Consist of walking and cycling paths, kids park, lots of big trees, open grass parks add value to this beautiful park. Super place to relax for tourists who come to the city and get exhausted with Colombo humidity can relax on the benches unde...

1950s lighthouse & Colombo port icon with a naval gun battery & a plaza offering views of the ocean.

Located within an iconic monument, this compact museum honors the heroes of Sri Lankan independence.

Landmark structure housing a variety of retail shops, chain restaurants & a supermarket.

👍👍 Heavy trafic during weekdays 07-10am, 12-02pm and 05-06.30pm due to office and school hours. Weekends its really free and no traffic. There are many old book stores where you can find valuable and rare books for a super cheap price

👍 Freely accessible clock tower.

This well-known, early 20th-century clock tower sits on a roundabout at a busy market's entrance.

👍👍 You can buy gems, gold and silver at the shops on the ground floor. Various collections. Air- conditioned lobby area and shops. it's actually a pretty interesting place to visit. free Parking available for customers. all common areas observed by CCTV camera systems.

👍 The Khan Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market. The Clock Tower was built in the early 20th century by the family of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan. This Parsi family hailed from Bombay, India a...

👍 It is a famous junction due to its location. It connects several main routes. Also, it has iconic statue of horse. It was made by waste iron materials. And, the statue is a symbolic future since the Panchikawatte is famous for spare parts for all types of vehicles.

👍 Chatham Street in Colombo is a charming destination, adorned with a collection of colonial buildings that exude historical elegance. Despite the challenges brought about by the current crisis in Sri Lanka, it remains a must-visit location. Be sure not to overlook the impressive, record-breaking chan...

👍👍 This what the legacy stone tablet posted by the Kayman's Bell-tower says: "Kayman's Gate Bell Tower - John Capper in his book titled 'Old Ceylon' mentions that during the Portuguese period and later the Dutch occupation there were two fortifications. The inner fortress is where the present Fort (Ko...

👍 Gafoor Building is an unique V shape building which still in the process of renovation. Unique historical landmark where this building was built almost a century ago.

👍👍 This prison cell where King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe was detained is a semi-circular building. The top of the building is spherical and has an air vent at the top. In this spherical section you can see a coral-like pattern on the back of the fish. A statue of King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe has been e...

👍 No need buy tickets it's totally free it's Railways Staff quarters, old Dutch styles Homes.