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Cinnamon Gardens
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Cinnamon Gardens is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east from Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named from the former cinnamon plantation in this area. In the year 1789, there were 289 acres (1.17 km2) of cinnamon trees in the gardens.
Image: Race Course Colombo
Image: Race Course Colombo
Image: Independence Commemoration Hall
Image: Independence Commemoration Hall
Image: The landmark Nelum Pokuna (Lotus Pond) Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
Image: The landmark Nelum Pokuna (Lotus Pond) Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre
Image: Viharamahadevi Park incl. Town Hall
Image: Viharamahadevi Park incl. Town Hall
Colombo
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Colombo is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, the Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments.
Image: LK Colombo altes parlament
Image: LK Colombo altes parlament
Image: Seema Malaka Buddha statues
Image: Seema Malaka Buddha statues
Image: Independence Commemoration Hall
Image: Independence Commemoration Hall
Image: Sunset from Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo
Image: Sunset from Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo