The historic ‘City Office’ building of Bank of Ceylon was recently opened after being refurbished to add more glamour and modernity to its historic value. 

The ceremony took place in line with the bank’s 83rd anniversary held on August 1st with the participation of Chairman Kanchana Ratwatte, General Manager K.E.D. Sumanasiri, Additional General Manager Russel Fonseka, members of the Corporate and Executive Management and other distinguished guests including long standing customers of the bank. The DGM Branch operations and Development Banking Priyal Silva, AGM Western Province CentralRuchindra Perera and staff members of the City Branch officiated the ceremony.

The building is the premises to the first bank-branch of Bank of Ceylon (BOC) where Sri Lanka’s first indigenous modern bank was established by Sir Andrew Caldecott, the Governor of Ceylon on 1st August 1939 located at No 41, Bristol Street, Colombo 01. Hence the building itself has a long historic value that enriches BOC’s 83-year long heritage. 

The City Office Building is solely owned by the Bank of Ceylon and is one of the historical buildings located in Colombo Fort area as recognized by the Department of Archaeology. Bank of Ceylon takes pride in maintaining this historical building for more than eight decades preserving its historical values for the nation.

As part of preserving its historic value for further more whilst adding the sophistication required for modern customers the bank took steps to fully renovated the City Office Building with careful attention to its originality. By now the City Office has reinstated in the new refurbished building that has come back to life with its original prestige and added digital convenience to serve all its invaluable customers with the same warmth and care as ever before.