Echelon Barracks, Colombo
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Echelon Barracks, Colombo was a major British-era military installation in central Colombo that served as the headquarters of the Ceylon Defence Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Echelon Barracks, Colombo canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army barracks
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | British colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Barracks in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
British colonial architecture in Sri Lanka ⓘ Military history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British colonial government of Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period ⓘ |
| function |
accommodation for British Army troops
ⓘ
headquarters of the Ceylon Defence Force ⓘ |
| garrison |
British Army units in Ceylon
ⓘ
Ceylon Defence Force headquarters staff ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative offices
ⓘ
armoury ⓘ mess facilities ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ other ranks’ barrack blocks ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
central base for colonial military administration in Ceylon
ⓘ
key element of British defence infrastructure in Colombo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombo Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Galle Face Green vicinity ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | echelon-style arrangement of barrack blocks ⓘ |
| nearby |
Colombo Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galle Face Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Secretariat, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | World Trade Center Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Ceylon Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceylon Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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