World Trade Center Colombo
The World Trade Center (also known as WTC Colombo or WTCC) (Sinhala: ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්යස්ථානය, romanized: Lōka Veḷen̆da Madhyasthānaya; Tamil: உலக வர்த்தக மையம், romanized: Ulaka Varttaka Maiyam) is a 152-metre-tall (499 ft) twin building in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 39-storey towers are built over a 4-storey retail podium, and thus each tower has a total floor count of 43. WTCC is owned and managed by Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC (ORCPLC).
| World Trade Center | |
|---|---|
ලෝක වෙළෙඳ මධ්යස්ථානය உலக வர்த்தக மையம் | |
Location in central Colombo | |
| General information | |
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 06°55′57″N 79°50′38″E |
| Construction started | September 1992 |
| Completed | 1996 |
| Opening | 12 October 1997 |
| Cost | US$ 130 million (1996) |
| Owner | Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC |
| Management | Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC |
| Height | |
| Roof | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Floor area | 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Anthony NG Architects |
| Developer | Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC |
| Main contractor | Turner Steiner East Asia Ltd |
| Website | |
| wtc | |
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