The Town Hall of Colombo is the headquarters of the Colombo Municipal
Council and the office of the Mayor of Colombo. Built in front of the
Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka, it is the meeting place for
the elected municipal council. The foundation stone for the town hall
was laid on 24 May 1924, by the Mayor of Colombo, Thomas Reid. The
construction of the building was undertaken by A. A. Gammon & Co.
and four years later on 9 August 1928 it was formally opened by the
Governor Sir Herbert Stanley. The cost of the new town hall was met
largely by revenue generated by the Council, without taking out any
loans from the government