World Trade Center (Colombo)
| Colombo World Trade Center ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්යස්ථානය (කොළඹ) உலக வர்த்தக மையம் (கொழும்பு) | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 06°55′57″N 79°50′38″E / 6.93250°N 79.84389°ECoordinates: 06°55′57″N 79°50′38″E / 6.93250°N 79.84389°E |
| Construction started | 1990 |
| Completed | 1996 |
| Opening | 12 October 1997 |
| Cost | US$ 130 million (1996) |
| Management | ORCPLC |
| Height | |
| Roof | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Floor area | 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) |
The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) is a 152 m (499 ft) tall twin building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The towers 39-storey towers are built over a 4-storey retail podium, and thus each tower has a total floor count of 43. WTCC is run by Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC (ORCPLC).[1][2][3]
The WTCC was opened on 12 October 1997 by then President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratunga. In the later years of the Sri-Lankan civil war, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked the WTCC twice. A truck bomb in 1997 killed 15 people.
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The two towers as seen from One Galle Face.
See also
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- List of tallest structures in Sri Lanka
- List of twin buildings and structures
- List of world trade centers
References
- ↑ "World Trade Center - Colombo, Sri Lanka". WTC.lk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "World Trade Center". ORCL.lk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "World Trade Center". Emporis. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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