Old Colombo Lighthouse
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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.
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Location | Fort Colombo Sri Lanka |
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Coordinates | 6°56′5″N 79°50′34″E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1829 (first) |
Construction | brick tower |
Automated | no |
Height | 29 m (95 ft) |
Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower with stone trim, grey metallic lantern |
Light | |
First lit | 1865 |
Deactivated | 1952 |
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