About Colombo, Sri Lanka

A metropolis with a population of one million, Colombo city centre was created and developed by a successive string of colonisers, foreign merchants, mariners and missionaries. Colombo ’s identity evolved first as a fort town under the Portuguese and later into a garden city whist under British rule. Today the bustle of the harbour mingles with the activity of its busy commercial, banking and shopping areas. The original trading settlers - the Portuguese, Dutch and the British have all left in their wake churches and monuments, names and religions, costumes and food and smatterings of their languages which have been absorbed into the speech of the Sri Lankans.
Sri Lanka’s capital upto recent times, Colombo, is a fascinating city. It is still the commercial centre of the country. Situated 34 km. from the International Airport, Colombo has been a flourishing seaport for centuries. Colombo, with its population of over half a million is divided into fifteen zones. While in Colombo attractions worth seeing are:- Buddhists temples, Hindu temples, Mosques, Christian churches, Parliament building, Parks, Zoo, Museums and Art Galleries.