Old Clock Tower Lighthouse
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 Sri Lanka , Colombo
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| Location: | In the center of the city | |
| Geographical location: | 6 ° 56 '5.1 " N , 79 ° 50' 34.1" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 95 ft (29 m ) | |
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| Construction time: | 1860 | |
| Operating time: | 1865-1952 | |
Old Clock Tower Lighthouse ( Sinhalese කොලඹ පැරණි ප්රදීපාගාරය ) is a clock tower ( English Clock Tower ) and former lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) in Colombo , the capital of Sri Lanka .
The 29 m high and square masonry was built in 1860 as a clock tower in the center of Colombo. Five years later the lantern was added and the building was also put into operation as a lighthouse in 1865. When the beacon was increasingly obscured by surrounding buildings, the decision was made in 1952 to build a new lighthouse on the city's waterfront .
See also
Web links
Commons : Old Colombo Lighthouse - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Old Clock Tower Lighthouse in Colombo. Amazing Lanka(English).
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Sri Lanka ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved December 4, 2019.