Cinnamon Gardens

Cinnamon Gardens
කුරුඳු වත්ත
கறுவாத் தோட்டம்
Cinnamon Gardens is located in Greater Colombo
Cinnamon Gardens
Cinnamon Gardens
Location in Location in Greater Colombo
Coordinates: 6°54′24″N 79°51′48″E / 6.90667°N 79.86333°E / 6.90667; 79.86333
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
DistrictColombo District
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code
00700[1]

Cinnamon Gardens (Sinhala: කුරුඳු වත්ත Kurundu Vaththa, Tamil: கறுவாத் தோட்டம்) is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east from Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named from the former cinnamon plantation in this area. In the year 1789, there were 289 acres (1.17 km2) of cinnamon trees in the gardens.

At present, Cinnamon Gardens is the location of the Prime Minister's Office, Independence Hall, Colombo Town Hall and National Museum as well as numerous foreign embassies and high commissions, located down streets lined with fine trees and mansions that are home to the country's elite.[2][3][4]

It is also the location of the Colombo Department of Meteorology and its observatory.[5]

  1. ^ "Cinnamon Gardens None - Sri Lanka Postal Codes - Mohanjith". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. ^ "Port of Colombo".
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka - Travel Information - Colombo Cinnamon Gardens". lankainfo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ "Ceylon Road in the Cinnamon Gardens-Colombo-SriLanka". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  5. ^ "Meteorological Department - Colombo".