Prime Minister's Lodge

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Prime Minister's Lodge
Prime Minister's Lodge
Alternative namesPrime Minister's Cottage
General information
Architectural style British
Address19/23 Grand Hotel Road
Town or city Nuwara Eliya
Country Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°58′20″N80°45′43″E / 6.972214°N 80.761932°E / 6.972214; 80.761932
Owner Prime Minister's Office
Technical details
Floor count2
Designated23 February 2007

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

References

  1. The Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrated Thai Pongal
  2. Department of National Botanical Gardens
  3. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka . 1486: 9. 23 February 2007.