Colombo, Sri Lanka
Janadhipathi Mawatha
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Good for kids
Interesting to note that this is a lighthouse in the past. With land reclamation (I assume), the lighthouse is now in the middle of a built up area.
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Old Colombo Lighthouse or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in Colombo. The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower. It is located at the junction of Chatham Street and Janadhipathi Mawatha (formerly Queens Road) in Colombo fort. The tower was constructed as a clock tower in 1856-57 and completed on the 25 February 1857.[1] The tower was designed by Emily Elizabeth Ward, the wife of Governor Sir Henry George Ward (1797 – 1860). The construction was undertaken by the Public Works Department, under the supervision of Mr John Flemming Churchill (Director General of Public Works). The 29-metre-high (95 ft) tower was the tallest structure in Colombo at that time.The original clock was commissioned for 1,200 in 1814 by the then Governor Sir Robert Brownrigg (1759 – 1833) but was kept in a warehouse, due to economic reasons, until 1857 when it was finally installed. The lighthouse was deactivated after its light became obscured by nearby buildings and was decommissioned on 12 July 1952. The modern Galle Buck Lighthouse was erected on Marine Drive as its replacement.
Nice Dutch architecture and look beautiful for the photos.
Pretty building in the middle of nowhere. Old lighthouse now miles from the coast. Couldnt enter. Take your photo and move swiftly on.
It's clock tower. Good looking when nice weather.
Nice place
one of the landmarks in Colombo
Light House Clock Tower situated in heart of Colombo. In the Junction of Janadhipathi Mawatha & Chattam Street. . Built in 1857. The lighthouse was deactivated after its light became obscured by nearby buildings and was decommissioned on 12 July 1952, But clock is still service to the nation. It is 29m height.
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