Liberty Plaza, Colombo

Liberty Plaza Shopping Complex also popularly known as Liberty Plaza is a Sri Lankan shopping mall which is located at Western Province, Kollupitiya, Colombo.[1] It sells both local and international brands. It is the first shopping complex to be constructed in Sri Lanka.[2] It was constructed in early 1980s and it is regarded as one of Sri Lanka's oldest and iconic shopping complexes.[3] Chitra Weddikkara served as the quantity surveyor for the construction of the site in 1980s.

Liberty Plaza
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LocationKollupitiya, Sri Lanka.
Coordinates06°54′43″N 79°51′.3″E / 6.91194°N 79.850083°E / 6.91194; 79.850083
AddressNo 300, RA de Mel Mawatha, Colombo-03
Opening date1985; 39 years ago (1985)
DeveloperChitra Weddikkara
OwnerColombo Land and Development Company

The shopping mall sells various products such as clothes, toys, wine, food, accessories, jewellery, etc. It is famous for mobile phone shops and it plays a significant role in the mobile phone business.[4] Liberty Plaza also opened the first store of popular tea brand Mlesna in 1985. The shopping complex is opened everyday except for Sunday.[5][6]

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  1. ^ "Liberty Plaza (Colombo) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  2. ^ "Colombo Land & Development Company". colomboland.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  3. ^ Administrator. "Liberty Plaza". Colombo Guide. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  4. ^ "Liberty Plaza phone shops". phonehub.lk. Phone Hub. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Things to do in Colombo | Visit Colombo". visitcolombo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  6. ^ "Liberty Plaza | Shopping in Colombo 3, Sri Lanka". Time Out Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-09-16.