Old Royal College Building, Colombo

Old Royal College Building

Old Royal College Building is the main building of the University of Colombo. The iconic symbol of the University of Colombo, it is located on campus center in front of the university sports grounds, and presently houses the Department of Mathematics. Originally built in 1911 for the Royal College Colombo before it was transferred to the University College Colombo a year after its formation in 1921. Located behind the building is the King George Hall.

The foundation stone for a new building for the Royal College Colombo was laid by the Governor of Ceylon Sir Henry McCallum on May 31, 1911 and the college was transferred from its former location in Sebastian Hill on August 27, 1913. ^[1]

References

↑ House for a College and University: Its hundred years since its foundation laying

Department of Mathematics

University of Colombo

Faculties	Faculty of Arts Faculty of Education Faculty of Graduate Studies Faculty of Law Faculty of Management and Finance Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science School of Computing Sri Palee Campus

Campus	College House Colombo University Observatory King George Hall Koch Memorial Clock Tower Old Royal College Building University of Colombo library

Institutes	IMBB Institute of Indigenous Medicine Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

Publications	The Ceylon Journal of Medical Science University of Colombo Review

People	Shirley Amerasinghe Nicholas Attygalle Thomas Cooray J. R. Jayewardene V. K. Samaranayake Christopher Weeramantry Ranil Wickremasinghe Nissanka Wijeyeratne

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