{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox building | name = Sirinivasa | native_name = | former_names = | alternate_names = | image = | alt = | caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | altitude = | building_type = | architectural_style = | structural_system = | cost = | client = Mudaliyar Simon Fernando Sri Chandrasekera | owner = Colombo Municipal Council | current_tenants = | landlord = | location = | address = Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha | location_town = Colombo | location_country = Sri Lanka | coordinates = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = | renovation_date = | demolished_date = | destruction_date = | height = | diameter = | floor_count = | floor_area = | main_contractor = | architect = | architecture_firm = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | awards = | url = | references = }} '''Sirinivasa''' is the official residence of the Mayor of Colombo. It is located on Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha (formerly Edinburgh Crescent), Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The mansion was originally built by Mudaliyar Simon Fernando Sri Chandrasekera (1829–1908),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nation.lk/2008/12/21/newsfe1.htm|title=Centenary commemoration of a philanthropist|newspaper=The Nation|date=21 December 2008|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> who left his entire estate in trust to the Ceylon government.<ref>{{cite book|title=Libraries and People: Colombo Public Library : 1925–1975 : a Commemorative Volume|last=Cora|first=Ishvari|date=1975|publisher=Colombo Public Library|page=16}}</ref> The building was used to house the Colombo Public Library from 1935 until a new building was constructed in 1990, adjoining Viharamahadevi Park (formerly Victoria Park). Following the transfer of the library the building was converted to become the official residence of the Mayor of Colombo.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070812/FunDay/heritage.html |title=Beginnings of the Public Library|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=12 August 2007|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref>
==See also== *Temple Trees *Park House, Colombo
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Category:Official residences in Sri Lanka Category:British colonial architecture in Colombo Category:Houses in Colombo Category:Manor houses in Sri Lanka