Independence Memorial Hall In Sri Lanka Stock Photography

On the 4th of February 1948 in Torrington Square Sri Lanka’s first elected parliament – that was independent of British rule – was officially opened in a formal ceremony restoring the country’s full autonomy to its people. The Independence Memorial Hall (also known as the Independence Commemoration Hall) was subsequently built as a national monument that would commemorate the country gaining its freedom from the British in the very location where the historic event occurred. The area around the Hall was renamed Independence Square and today is a popular attraction for locals.