ASANKA BRENDON RATNAYAKE

Colombo Hi-rise apartment development and Colonial architecture of Slave Island Sri Lanka

Colonial style shop fronts line the main street of Slave Island with development of High rise apartments and hotels with being built with cranes .Slave Island is an area which will inevitably become gentrified and developed on Justice Akbar Mawatha in the suburb of Slave Island in the capital city of Colombo Sri Lanka. Many historic buildings in the Slave Island were either demolished or are awaiting to be demolished due to recent high rise development. Despite the architectural and historic value most buildings are not properly maintained and as a result most have become run down. The shophouse-style buildings in Justice Akbar Mawatha which are to be demolished is said to be the place where D.R. Wijewardene, D.S. Senanayake and Oliver Goonetilleke met to discuss the constitutional reforms that led to Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948.

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Colonial style shop fronts line the main street of Slave Island with development of High rise apartments and hotels with being built with cranes .Slave Island is an area which will inevitably become gentrified and developed on Justice Akbar Mawatha in the suburb of Slave Island in the capital city of Colombo Sri Lanka. Many historic buildings in the Slave Island were either demolished or are awaiting to be demolished due to recent high rise development. Despite the architectural and historic value most buildings are not properly maintained and as a result most have become run down. The shophouse-style buildings in Justice Akbar Mawatha which are to be demolished is said to be the place where D.R. Wijewardene, D.S. Senanayake and Oliver Goonetilleke met to discuss the constitutional reforms that led to Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948.