Monuments to visit West Coast

Negombo is one of the largest fishing centers in the country. The morning fish market here is worth getting up early to visit. In fact, there are two markets located about 1 kilometer apart. This one is the newer of the two, the more popular one too. It was inaugurated in 2008 with the aim of developing the tourist aspect of the city. And it works, because you won't be alone wandering through its alleys from early morning. It's an exotic sight that will delight photography enthusiasts in particular.

The old Parliament of Colombo is a neo-baroque building inaugurated in 1930, located at the entrance of the Fort district, facing the sea. It was built during the British colonial period and was inaugurated in January 1930. Today it houses the Presidential Secretariat. It housed the Legislative Assembly until 1983, when the Parliament was moved to a new building in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. The garden in front of it houses bronze statues of Sri Lankan statesmen.

The World Trade Center (WTC Colombo or WTCC), consisting of two twin towers of 40 floors each, was the tallest building in Sri Lanka until 2017 at 152 m tall. The LLTE suicide bombing in January 1996 that killed 91 people and injured over 1,400, damaged the towers, which were under construction at the time. Inaugurated in 1997, the WTCC is the most important business centre in Colombo and the headquarters of several major national and international companies.