13-408: Old Parliament House or Old Parliament Building may refer to: Old Parliament Building Old Parliament Building, Colombo , Sri Lanka Old Parliament Building (Quebec) , Canada Old Parliament House Old Parliament House, Athens , Greece Old Parliament House, Canberra , Australia Old Parliament House, New Delhi , erstwhile seat of
26-695: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Parliament Building, Colombo The Old Parliament Building , is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka . Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building . The building housed
39-783: Is reported to have acquitted himself well. Whilst in Ceylon he served as president of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1929–30. In 1932, he was made Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of Saint John He returned to Africa in 1931 to serve as High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in South Africa before his appointment as Governor of Southern Rhodesia in 1935, initially for
52-668: The Parliament of India in New Delhi (1927–2023) Old Parliament House, Singapore, now known as The Arts House Old Parliament House, Sofia , Bulgaria Old Parliament House, Stockholm , Sweden The first Parliament House, Adelaide was known as Old Parliament House between the 1970s and 1995 See also [ edit ] Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Machynlleth , Wales New Parliament House (disambiguation) Parliament House (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
65-635: The building face until 1948, when it was replaced by the arms of the Dominion of Ceylon and was once again replaced in 1972 with the arms of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . The front garden of the Old Parliament Building is host to several bronze statues of eminent statesmen, that include: Herbert Stanley Sir Herbert James Stanley , GCMG KStJ (25 July 1872 – 5 June 1955)
78-662: The building then became home to the Presidential Secretariat, housing the Office of the President. The building and the former Council Chamber (formally known as the Parliament Chamber ) is a venue for many state events, often the letters of credence of incoming ambassadors and high commissioners are accepted by the President here. The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom adorned the top of
91-646: The island's legislature for 53 years until the new parliamentary complex was opened at Sri Jayawardenepura in 1983. The Neo-Baroque -style building was built during the British colonial era to house the Legislative Council of Ceylon , and was the idea of Sir Henry McCallum . This was subsequently included in a proposal made by a committee to construct the new building for the Secretariat , Council Chamber and Government offices on reclaimed land at
104-684: The northern end of Galle Face , which was approved by the Government in 1920. Austin Woodeson , chief architect of the Public Works Department of Ceylon, was tasked with the building's design; his initial estimate of 400,000 rupees for the scheme was later revised by the Public Works Advisory Board to 450,000. The building was opened on 29 January 1930 by Governor Sir Herbert Stanley ; a year later it
117-437: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Old Parliament House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Parliament_House&oldid=1185693242 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
130-411: The use of Africans. Based in South Africa during World War I , Stanley married Reniera van Oosterzee Cloete, from a leading Cape Town family, in 1918. She was described as "one of the most beautiful women of the century in any country of the world" . She predeceased her husband, dying in 1950. In 1918, Stanley was appointed imperial secretary in South Africa, a position he held until 1924, when he
143-768: Was a leading British colonial administrator, who served at different times as Governor of Northern Rhodesia , Ceylon and Southern Rhodesia . Born in England, Stanley was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford , and worked in the foreign service in Dresden and Coburg before serving as the Resident Commissioner for Southern and Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1914. Stanley proved controversial in this role when he refused to allow settlers to take land from Africans, instead assigning 21,500,000 acres (87,000 km ) in perpetuity exclusively for
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#1732773196531156-576: Was appointed the inaugural governor of Northern Rhodesia . Taking office on 1 April 1924 as governor of Northern Rhodesia, Stanley sought an amalgamation of the central African colonies and an extension of the Northern Rhodesian Railway into Southern Rhodesia. He was also active in establishing and promoting Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. In 1927, Stanley was transferred to Ceylon as its governor, which drew criticism due to his lack of background knowledge of Asian affairs, although he
169-784: Was taken over by the State Council of Ceylon for its use, who were tenants of the building until 1947, when the House of Representatives was formed with the onset of self-rule. Following the adoption of a republican constitution in 1972 , the National State Assembly convened in the building until 1977, when it was renamed the Parliament of Sri Lanka . Parliament then moved out to a purpose-built complex in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte in 1983;
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