Colombo. Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Grand Oriental Hotel, P&O Building -ppc stamp 1948

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Grand Oriental Hotel and P & O Building, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] - real photo type
• Publisher:  Plate Ltd, Ceylon (No. 8)
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Ceylon George VI 10c Sigiriya + 25c Temple of the Tooth defins. (probably SG389 +392a)
• Postmark(s):  Colombo 1948 cds
• Sent to:  Noel Holland esq, Gillette Industrial Ltd., Isleworth, Middlesex, England
• Notes / condition: 

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Colombo (Sinhala: ????, pronounced ['k?l?mb?]; Tamil: ????????) is the commercial capital^[3] and largest city of Sri Lanka. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo has a population of 5.6 million metropolitan area,^{[4][5][6][7][8]} and 555,031^[2] in the City proper. It is the financial centre of the island and a popular tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area of, and a satellite city of, Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of Western Province, Sri Lanka and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins.^[9] It was the legislative capital of Sri Lanka until 1982.

Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815,^[10] and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

Like many cities, Colombo's urban area extends well beyond the boundaries of a single local authority, encompassing other municipal and urban councils such as Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council, Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal Council, Kolonnawa Urban Council and Kotikawatte Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha. The main city is home to a majority of Sri Lanka's corporate offices, restaurants and entertainment venues.^[11] Famous landmarks in Colombo include Galle Face Green, Viharamahadevi Park, Beira Lake, Colombo Racecourse, Planetarium, Mount Lavinia beach as well as the National Museum.

type=real photographic (rp)

period=post-war (1945 - present)

postage condition=posted

number of items=single

size=standard (140x89mm)