Empire, Colombo

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| image_caption = The twin tower of the Empire (right).

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| location_city = Colombo

| location_country = Sri Lanka

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| completion_date = {{Start date and age|2009}}

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| cost = US$ 24 million

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| owner = C T Holdings

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| height = {{Convert|131|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| floor_count = 39

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| architecture_firm = Design Consortium

| developer = Ceylon Theatres Limited

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The Empire is a residential complex consisting of two identical towers of 33 and 37 floors. The towers consists of a total of 104 apartments, including four penthouses with floor space ranging from {{Convert|2028|ft2|m2}} to around {{Convert|4000|ft2|m2}}.{{cite news|title=Empire towers over other Colombo apartments|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090301/FinancialTimes/ft336.html|accessdate=9 October 2016|publisher=The Sunday Times|date=1 March 2009}} The {{Convert|131|m|ft|abbr=on}} towers are built on a 1.03-acre site where the old Empire Theatre once stood.{{cite news|last1=Jeewandara|first1=Shaveen|title=The Empire breaks free|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/131103/plus/the-empire-breaks-free-67514.html|accessdate=9 October 2016|publisher=The Sunday Times|date=3 November 2013}}