Colombo Lighthouse was operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports
Authority. It is located at Galbokka Point south of the Port of Colombo
on the waterfront along the marine drive, in Colombo fort. The current
29-metre-high (95 ft) lighthouse was built in 1952 after the Old Colombo
Lighthouse was deactivated when its light became obscured by nearby
buildings as part of the Colombo Harbor Expansion project. It was opened
by Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake, the first prime minister of Ceylon. Built on a
concrete base which is 12 m (39 ft) high, it has four statues of lions at its
base
Gampaha District happens to be one of the key places in
the country to have rich fertile soil that enable to grow
any fruit or a vegetable including paddy
The General Post Office building was built in 1895 opposite
the Governor’s residence at the King’s House (currently
the President’s House), on King’s Street (currently the
Janadhipath Mawatha). This Edwardian style building
housed the GPO until recently, when it was moved for
security reasons. A new GPO building was built for the Sri
Lanka Post. The original building on Queen’s Street was
built by Arasi Marikar Wapchi Marikar 1829-1925, who was
also involved in building the Colombo Museum, Colombo
Customs, Old Town Hall in Pettah, the Galle Face Hotel,
Victoria Arcade, Finlay Moir building, the Clock Tower,
Batternburg Battery etc
Kayman’s Gate was an entrance to the former Colombo Fort
located at the foot of the Wolvendaal Hill in the Pettah district
of Colombo, Sri Lanka. A historic free-standing bell tower still
stands at the site, now at the intersection of Main and 4th
Cross Streets. The bell tower at Kayman’s Gate was used as a
curfew bell ‘to mark the closing of the Castle’s gates and lights
out’. Following the demolition of the fort’s walls, the bell was
used to summon the worshippers to prayer and praise at the
Wolvendaal Church, with the bell tower becoming part of the
church’s property.