The Kingsbury Explained
| The Kingsbury |
| Map Type: | Sri Lanka Colombo Central |
| Building Type: | Hotel |
| Address: | 48 Janadhipathi Mawatha |
| Location City: | Colombo |
| Location Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 6.9329°N 79.8419°W |
| Embedded: | | Embed: | yes | | The Kingsbury PLC | | Type: | Public | | Industry: | Hospitality | | Revenue: | LKR2,022 million | | Revenue Year: | 2021/22 | | Operating Income: | LKR(457) million | | Income Year: | 2021/22 | | Net Income: | LKR(427) million | | Net Income Year: | 2021/22 | | Assets: | LKR4,304 million | | Assets Year: | 2021/22 | | Equity: | LKR1,127 million | | Equity Year: | 2021/22 | | Parent: | Hayleys | | Footnotes: | [1] |
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The Kingsbury, trading as The Kingsbury PLC, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha in the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was built by U. N. Gunasekera, and is owned by Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLC, which is a subsidiary of Hayleys PLC. It was refurbished and reopened in January 2013.[2]
History
Unlike the 1960s resort architecture, Ceylon InterContinental was an example of high rise engineering.[3] A bomb exploded in nearby Central Bank of Sri Lanka building on 30 January 1996, killing at least 90 people. The hotel was damaged in the bombings.[4]
It was one of the sites targeted during the 2019 Sri Lanka bombings that occurred on Easter Sunday.[5]
See also
- Amaya Resorts & Spas, a hotel brand owned by Hayleys Group
Notes and References
- Web site: Annual Report 2021/22 . cse.lk . The Kingsbury PLC . 27 June 2022.
- Web site: CSE listed Kingsbury hotel (SERV) reports a loss, revenue flat – Lanka Business Online. LBO. en-US. 2019-04-24.
- Book: Pieris . Anoma . Coastal architectures and politics of tourism: leisurescapes in the global sunbelt . 2023 . . New York, NY . 978-1-00062-309-3 . 26 . 25 August 2022 . Decolonizing Leisurescapes.
- Book: Chalk . Peter . Encyclopedia of Terrorism . 2013 . . Santa Barbara, Calif. . 978-0-31330-895-6 . 159 . 25 August 2022.
- Web site: Three more explosions Kingsbury, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand. Daily News. en. 21 April 2019.
