Independence Memorial Hall

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Independence Commemoration Hall

Independence Memorial Hall (also Independence Commemoration Hall , Sinhalese නිදහස් අනුස්මරණ ශාලාව , Tamil சுதந்திர சதுக்கம் , கொழும்பு ) is a national monument in Sri Lanka to commemorate Sri Lanka's independence from British rule and the establishment of a Ceylon-elected parliament on February 4, 1948. It is located in Independence Square (formerly: Torrington Square ) in Cinnamon Gardens , Colombo . The Independence Memorial Museum is also located in the basement .

The monument was built on the site of the formal ceremony that marked the beginning of self-government. There the first parliament of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was convened on February 4, 1948.

At the entrance to the monument is the statue of the First Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Don Stephen Senanayake , the "Father of the Nation". Most of the annual Independence Day celebrations were held there. In addition to its function as a memorial, the building also served as the ceremonial assembly hall for the Senate of Ceylon and the House of Representatives of Ceylon until Parliament took its seat in the new Parliament complex. It currently also serves as a venue for religious ceremonies.

architecture

The formal ceremony to mark the start of self-government with the opening of the first parliament in Independence Square, Colombo.

The building was designed by a group of eight distinguished architects led by Tom Neville Wynne-Jones CBE . The group included FH Billimoria , Shirley de Alwis , Oliver Weerasinghe , Homi Billimoria , Justin Samarasekera and MB Morina . The building's blueprint is based on that of Magul Maduwa , the royal audience hall of the Kingdom of Kandy , the island's last indigenous kingdom, where the Kandy Convention (උඩරට ගිවිසුම Udarata Giwisuma) was signed on March 10, 1815 between the British and the clan heads of Kandy ( Radalas ), which abolished the Kingdom of Kandy. Construction lasted from 1949 to 1953. The building has an area of ​​929 m² (10,000 sq ft).

Independence Memorial Museum

The Independence Memorial Museum is located in the basement of the Independence Memorial Hall. It is overseen by the Department of National Museum . The museum preserves the memory of national heroes whose efforts led to independence from British rule. The museum has a number of busts, display boards and pictures and information on the political leaders, religious figures and patriots.

In popular culture

Memorial Hall served as a pit stop on the reality shows The Amazing Race Asia 4 and The Amazing Race Australia 1 .

Events

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Asanga Welikala: The Sri Lankan Republic at 40: Reflections on Constitutional History, Theory and Practice . Center for Policy Alternatives, Colombo 2012, ISBN 978-955-1655-93-8 , p. 152.
  2. ↑ Anoma Pieris: Architecture and Nationalism in Sri Lanka: The Trouser Under the Cloth. Routledge, New York 2013: 112. ISBN 978-0-415-63002-3
  3. ↑ Channa Daswatte: Sri Lanka Style: Tropical Design and Architecture. Periplus Editions Ltd., Hong Kong 2006: 172. ISBN 978-0-7946-0060-0
  4. ^ Independence Square . Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Independence Square . Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Independence Memorial Museum . Department of National Museum. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Dhananjani Silva: Independence Memorial Museum. February 8, 2015.

Web links

Commons : Independence Memorial Hall  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 6 ° 54 '15.8 "  N , 79 ° 52' 2.9"  E