| 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, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°55′58″N79°50′31″E / 6.9329°N 79.8419°E /6.9329; 79.8419 |
| Opened | 1973; 52 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 in the city centre ofColombo,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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