Independence Memorial Hall , Colombo 7 , Sri Lanka .

12th April 2025 @ 9.07pm at the Independence Memorial Hall , Colombo 7 , Sri Lanka .
 Independence Memorial Hall (also known as

Independence Commemoration Hal) is a

national monument in Sri Lanka built for

commemoration of the independence of Sri

Lanka from the British rule with the

restoration of full governing responsibilityl to

a Ceylonese-elected legislature on 4 February

1948. It is located in Independence Square

(formerly Torrington Square) in the Cinnamon

Gardens, Colombo 7 , Sri Lanka . It also houses the

Independence Memorial Museum.

The monument was built at the location

where the formal ceremony marking the start

of self-rule, with the opening of the first

parliament by Prince Henry, Duke of

Gloucester occurred at a special podium on 4

February 1948.

Located at the head of the monument is the

statue of the first prime minister of the

country Rt. Hon. Don Stephen Senanayake

"The Father of the Nation". Most of the annual

National Independence Day celebrations have

been held here. Apart from a monument it

served as the ceremonial assembly hall for

the Senate of Ceylon and the House of

Representatives of Ceylon until the parliament

was moved to the new parliament complex.

Currently it is the venue for religious events

and annual national day celebrations.

The monument was built at the location

where the formal ceremony marking the start

of self-rule, with the opening of the first

parliament by Prince Henry, Duke of

Gloucester occurred at a special podium on 4

February 1948.

Located at the head of the monument is the

statue of the first prime minister of the

country Rt. Hon. Don Stephen Senanayake

"The Father of the Nation". Most of the annual

National Independence Day celebrations have

been held here. Apart from a monument it

served as the ceremonial assembly hall for

the Senate of Ceylon and the House of

Representatives of Ceylon until the parliament

was moved to the new parliament complex.

Currently it is the venue for religious events

and annual national day celebrations.

The monument was built at the location

where the formal ceremony marking the start

of self-rule, with the opening of the first

parliament by Prince Henry, Duke of

Gloucester occurred at a special podium on 4

February 1948.

Located at the head of the monument is the

statue of the first prime minister of the

country Rt. Hon. Don Stephen Senanayake

"The Father of the Nation". Most of the annual

National Independence Day celebrations have

been held here. Apart from a monument it

served as the ceremonial assembly hall for

the Senate of Ceylon and the House of

Representatives of Ceylon until the parliament

was moved to the new parliament complex.

Currently it is the venue for religious events

and annual national day celebrations.

The formal ceremony marking the

start of self-rule, with the opening

of the first parliament at the

special podium at the present

Independence Square, Colombo.

The building was designed by a group of eight

notable architects led by Tom Neville Wynne-

Jones CBEI4 and included F. H. Bilimoria,

Shirley de Alwis, Oliver Weerasinghe, Homi

Billimoria, Justin Samarasekera and M. B.

Morina. The design of the building is based on

the Magul Maduwa (Celebration Hal), the

Royal audience hall of the Kingdom of Kandy

the last native kingdom of the island, where

on 5 March 1815 the Kandyan Convention

was signed between the British and the

Kandyian Chieftains (Radalas) ending the

Kingdom of Kandy.