Editing Colombo (section)

===Landmarks===
[[File:Colombo Skyline Jan 2022.jpg|thumb|Colombo Skyline – 2022]]
The two [[World Trade Center Colombo|World Trade Centre]] towers used to be the most recognised landmarks of the city. Before they were completed in 1997, the adjacent [[Bank of Ceylon]] tower was the tallest structure and the most prominent city landmark. Before the skyscrapers were built, the Old Parliament Building that stood in the Fort district with the [[Old Colombo Lighthouse]] close to it used to be the tallest building. Another important landmark is the [[Independence Commemoration Hall (Sri Lanka)|Independence Hall]] at Independence Square in Cinnamon Gardens.

Another landmark is St.Paul's Church [[Milagiriya]], one of the oldest [[church (building)|churches]] in Sri Lanka, first built by the Portuguese and rebuilt by the British in 1848. The Cargills & Millers building in Fort is also a protected building of historical significance.

[[Cannon]]s that were once mounted on the rampart of the old fort of Colombo were laid out for observance and prestige at the Green. The colonial styled [[Galle Face Hotel]], known as Asia's Emerald on the Green since 1864, is adjacent to Galle Face Green. The hotel has played host to guests such as the [[British Royal Family]] and other [[royal family|royal]] guests and celebrities. After a stay at the hotel, [[Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg|Princess Alexandra]] of Denmark commented that "the peacefulness and generosity encountered at the [[Galle Face Hotel]] cannot be matched."<ref name="Galleface">{{cite web |title=Princess Alexandra's Visit |url=http://www.gallefacehotel.com/html_classic/the_hotel.htm |access-date=November 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413052940/http://www.gallefacehotel.com/html_classic/the_hotel.htm |archive-date=April 13, 2007}}</ref> Also facing Galle Face Green is the [[Ceylon Inter-Continental]] Hotel.