Saturday, 29 February 2020

Welcome to the former Kingdom of Kotte, and a piece of forgotten history.........

Two ancient stupas stand across a clearing overlooking the ramparts and a man-made reservoir. The hemispherical red kabok mounds that have weathered the elements for centuries is a testimony to its past glory. You may think that this is an out of the way clearing in Anuradhapura, or perhaps somewhere in the plains beyond Kurunegala? Not quite, this is indeed, “Kotte” a former kingdom and suburban Colombo.

A kingdom, which stood in the vicinity of our current suburban-capital for over 200 years, the Kotte Kingdom was one of the strongest the island had known for centuries. History recalls that in 1419, Parkramabahu VI succeeded in subjugating the Jaffna Kingdom, which ruled over a united island- the last native king to control all of Lanka.

Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (or commonly known as Kotte) is the official, administrative capital of Sri Lanka. Kotte is a satellite city is located within the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic and legislative capital, Colombo.

Our new home will now be known as “La Forteresse”, a masterpiece designed by Anjalendran - one of Sri Lanka's leading architects who played an influential role during the era of Geoffrey Bawa. Anjalendran's creations are known across the Indian subcontinent for their simple directness, modern spirit, and acknowledgement of the rich vernacular traditions of Sri Lanka.

It is with great pride we are announcing moving our office from the current address in Bullers Lane to Baddegana Kotte – finally a permanent home for us.

We plan to close our current office on Friday, March 20 at 2.30 p.m. to begin the moving process and will re-open at our new location on Monday, March 23 at 9:30 a.m.

Our business including the address and the new contact numbers are mentioned below will be fully operational during the moving process assuring you of uninterrupted services.

Please update your records with our new contact information:

Authenticities (Pvt) Ltd. "La Forteresse"
No 68, Veherakanda Road
Baddegana
Pita Kotte, Kotte
Sri Lanka - 10100.

New telephone numbers + 94 112795378
Fax + 94 112887203

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