| The Kingsbury | |
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 The hotel as seen from the Chaithya Road | |
  Location within central Colombo | |
| Former names |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | 48 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Galle Road,, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°55′58″N79°50′31″E / 6.9329°N 79.8419°E /6.9329; 79.8419 |
| Opened | 1973; 53 years ago (1973) |
| Website | |
| www.thekingsburyhotel.com | |
| Company | |
| Company type | Public |
| CSE: SERV.N0000 | |
| ISIN | LK0084N00000 |
| Industry | Hospitality |
Key people |
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| Revenue |  LKR2,022 million (2021/22) |
| LKR(457) million (2021/22) | |
| LKR(427) million (2021/22) | |
| Total assets | LKR4,304 million (2021/22) |
| Total equity |  LKR1,127 million (2021/22) |
| Owner |
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| Parent | Hayleys |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
The Kingsbury, trading asThe Kingsbury PLC, formerly theCeylon Continental Hotel Colombo and theCeylonInter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Galle Raod in the city centre ofColombo 01,Sri Lanka. It was built byU. N. Gunasekera, and is owned by Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLC, which is a subsidiary ofHayleys PLC. It was refurbished and reopened in January 2013.[2]
Unlike the 1960s resort architecture, Ceylon InterContinental was an example of high rise engineering.[3] Abomb exploded in nearbyCentral Bank of Sri Lanka building on 30 January 1996, killing at least 90 people. The hotel was damaged in the bombings.[4]
It was one of the sites targeted during the2019 Sri Lanka bombings that occurred onEaster Sunday.[5]
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