President's House, Colombo

President's House
ජනාධිපති මන්දිරය
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President's House, Colombo is located in Central Colombo
President's House, Colombo
Location within Central Colombo
Former namesQueen's House
King's House
General information
TypeGovernment Residence
Architectural styleDutch Colonial
AddressJanadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01
Town or cityColombo
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates6°56′11″N 79°50′33″E / 6.93639°N 79.84250°E / 6.93639; 79.84250
Current tenantsAnura Kumara Dissanayake
OwnerGovernment of Sri Lanka
Website
https://www.president.gov.lk/

President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.

There were 29 Governors who resided here, and there have also been six Presidents who have resided or used it in an official capacity. It was most recently used by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka for state functions until anti-government protestors stormed the compound and occupied it. The Presidential Secretariat functions as the Office of the President, with much of the presidential staff based there.