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Old Colombo Lighthouse

Old Colombo Lighthouse or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in . The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: lighthouse in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Colombo Fort Clock Tower” and “Old Colombo Lighthouse;Chatham Street Clock Tower”
  • Address: Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include President’s House and Colombo Lighthouse.

Government office
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President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, , Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. is situated 160 metres north of Old Colombo Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
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is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located at Galbokka Point south of the on the waterfront along the marine drive, in Colombo fort. is situated 290 metres northwest of Old Colombo Lighthouse.

Hotel
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, trading as PLC, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Galle Raod in the city centre of 01, . is situated 220 metres southwest of Old Colombo Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

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is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Village
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, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the .

Suburb
is a suburb of , Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Old Colombo Lighthouse

Latitude
6.93472° or 6° 56′ 5″ north
Longitude
79.84283° or 79° 50′ 34″ east
Inception
1829
Height
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
6JRXWRMV+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1465741240
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7083724
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Tamil—“Old Colombo Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ကိုလံဘိုမီးပြတိုက်ဟောင်း”
  • German: “Old Clock Tower Lighthouse”
  • Japanese: “旧コロンボ灯台”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ කොටුව පැරණි ප්‍රදීපාගාරය සහ ඔරලෝසු කණුව”
  • Slovenian: “Stari svetilnik v Kolombu”
  • Tamil: “கொழும்பு கோட்டை மணிக்கூட்டுக் கோபுரம்”
  • Tamil: “பழைய கொழும்பு கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Office for National Unity and Reconciliation and Fort Jumma Mosque.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Old Colombo Lighthouse”. Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.