General Treasury Building | |
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Former names | New Secretariat Building |
General information | |
Town or city | Fort, Colombo |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Completed | 1930 |
Cost | Rs 450,000 |
Client | Government of Sri Lanka |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Austin Woodeson |
The General Treasury Building (also known as the Treasury or the Treasury Building) is the building that houses the Treasury of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies along with several of its departments. It was formerly known as the Secretariat Building therefore it is still officially called The Secretariat. It is situated in the Colombo fort precinct next to the old Parliament Building, which is now the Presidential Secretariat.