Rising from rubble

Rising from rubble
ImageRising from the rubble of Ceylinco House one of Colombo's oldest landmarks destroyed by the January 1996 LTTE bomb, is the Rs. 1.2 billion Ceylinco Seylan tower, which opened last week. October 29 also happened to be Ceylinco Group Chairman Deshamanya Lalith KothalawalaLalith Kotelawala's 60th birthday. The double winged Ceylinco Seylan tower stands tall in a neighbourhood rising up to the sky next to the Deutsche Bank and facing the Crescat Towers and the Hotel Lanka Oberoi, across the Galle Road. The 17 storey east wing called the Millenium wing will house the entirety of Seylan Bank with two separate sections for corporate and personal banking. The 11 storey west wing will house apartment building and offices. The entrance to the building greets you with a choice of construction finishes from wood panelling to marble floors, to granite and ceramic Inside, technology rules with two huge video walls, touch system computer access to account information and automatic checking facility etc.