Prime Minister's Lodge Explained

Prime Minister's Lodge
Alternate Names:Prime Minister's Cottage
Architectural Style:British
Address:19/23 Grand Hotel Road
Location City:Nuwara Eliya
Location Country:Sri Lanka
Destruction Date:-->
Owner:Prime Minister's Office
Floor Count:2
Unit Count:-->

Prime Minister's Lodge (also known as the Prime Minister's Cottage) is a country house in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is the vacationing and country residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Located within the limits of the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council along the Queen Elizabeth Drive, close to the Queen's Cottage. The property is administered by the Prime Minister's Office, while the grounds and garden are maintained by the Department of National Botanical Gardens [1] [2]

On 23 February 2007 the building was formally recognised by the Government as an Archaeological Protected Monument.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.island.lk/2004/01/23/ The Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrated Thai Pongal
  2. http://msdw.gov.lk/departments/department-of-national-botanical-gardens/ Department of National Botanical Gardens
  3. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications. 23 February 2007. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1486. 9.