World Trade Center Colombo

World Trade Center
ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්‍යස්ථානය
உலக வர்த்தக மையம்
World Trade Center Colombo is located in Central Colombo
World Trade Center Colombo
Location in central Colombo
General information
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates06°55′57″N 79°50′38″E / 6.93250°N 79.84389°E / 6.93250; 79.84389
Construction startedSeptember 1992
Completed1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Opening12 October 1997
CostUS$ 130 million (1996)
OwnerOverseas Realty Ceylon PLC
ManagementOverseas Realty Ceylon PLC
Height
Roof152 m (499 ft)
Technical details
Floor count43
Floor area70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Anthony NG Architects
DeveloperOverseas Realty Ceylon PLC
Main contractorTurner Steiner East Asia Ltd
Website
wtc.lk

The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) (Sinhala: ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්‍යස්ථානය, romanized: Lōka Veḷen̆da Madhyasthānaya; Tamil: உலக வர்த்தக மையம், romanized: Ulaka Varttaka Maiyam) is a 152-metre-tall (499 ft) twin building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 39-storey towers are built over a 4-storey retail podium, and thus each tower has a total floor count of 43. WTCC is owned and managed by Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC (ORCPLC).[1][2]

  1. ^ "World Trade Center". ORCL.lk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ "World Trade Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)