The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the island. It is modeled after the British Parliament.
The 1947 opening of the first parliament at Independence Square by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the presence of D.S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.
The Old Parliament Building near the Galle Face Green, now the Presidential Secretariat
The old Legislative Council Building, Colombo Fort. Today houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The president of Sri Lanka is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.
President of Sri Lanka
President's Pavilion in Kandy
The Presidential Secretariat, formerly Sri Lanka's Parliament building