The Town Hall of
Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
is the headquarters of the
Kandy Municipal Council
The Kandy Municipal Council ( Sinhala: මහනුවර මහ නගර සභා ''Mahanuwara Maha Nagara Sabha'') is the local council for Kandy, the second largest city and ''hill capital'' of Sri Lanka. The council was formed under the ...
and the office of the
Mayor of Kandy
The mayor of Kandy is the mayor and head of the Kandy Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Kandy Municipal Council established by the ''Municipalities Ordinance of 1865''. The offices of the mayor are at the Kandy Town Hall
...
.
The building known as the ''Dunuwille Walawwe'' was acquired by the Municipal Council in 1870 at a court sanctioned auction, conducted to settle the “Death Duty” (Estate Tax) on the estate of Deputy
Queen's Advocate, James Alexander Dunuwille (1821–1866).
The building was purchased for approximately
£480. It was initially used as the city's
Town Hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
. It currently houses the Council's administrative staff.
External links
The History of the Municipal Council
Further reading
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References
Archaeological protected monuments in Kandy District
British colonial architecture in Sri Lanka
City and town halls in Sri Lanka
Houses in Kandy
Manor houses in Sri Lanka
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