Abstract:
Present urban neighborhoods in srilanka are descending from
colonial influences; some of the streetscapes are still remaining
in several cities and suburbs such as Colombo, Galle fort, Jaffna
and Slave Island. These cites represent they own urban identity.
Through of the Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial influences,
these streetscapes are showing three identities of colonial urban
neighborhoods in one city. That is historical product and can't
duplicate or rebuild.
Colonial building facades are more important part of the colonial
urban streetscape however Fac;adeis a view point of the colonial
identity. When considering growth of the urban architecture
colonial period is bench mark of all cities. When observing of the
present colonial neighborhoods, Portuguese, Dutch and British
archttectural, cultural and sociological values.
The slave island is still remaining and living colonial urban
streetscape in Sri Lanka however they represent Dutch and
British architectural identity, also strongly felt as result of
vanishing.
