World Trade Center | |
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ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්යස්ථානය உலக வர்த்தக மையம் | |
General information | |
Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Coordinates | 06°55′57″N 79°50′38″E / 6.93250°N 79.84389°E |
Construction started | September 1992 |
Completed | 1996 |
Opening | 12 October 1997 |
Cost | US$ 130 million (1996) |
Owner | Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC |
Management | Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC |
Height | |
Roof | 152 m (499 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 43 |
Floor area | 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Anthony NG Architects |
Developer | Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC |
Main contractor | Turner Steiner East Asia Ltd |
Website | |
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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]
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