The construction of Hotel Lanka Oberoi, which was the original name of the Cinnamon Grand, began in 1973. The hotel commenced operations in 1975. It was the first hotel located outside India of Oberoi Hotels. The hotel was constructed on the land where the Bishop of Church of Ceylon resided until the 1970s. The atrium of the hotel was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Until then, only Hyatt Regency Atlanta had such an architectural feature. The atrium in its original state displayed large Batik flags draping from its roof.
Cinnamon Grand, Colombo atrium today
Cinnamon Grand (Then Oberoi) atrium with Ena De Silva's batik tapestry
An American hotel atrium decorated with Ena's batik tapestry in the same way.
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