Colombo Lotus Tower
| Lotus Tower, Colombo කොළඹ නෙලුම් කුලුණ கொழும்பு தாமரை கோபுரம் |
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Construction ongoing
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| General information | |
| Status | Under-Construction |
| Type | Observation, Digital Terrestrial Television ISDB-T, telecommunications, Tourist attraction, commercial use |
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 06°55′37.1″N 79°51′29.8″E / 6.926972°N 79.858278°ECoordinates: 06°55′37.1″N 79°51′29.8″E / 6.926972°N 79.858278°E |
| Completed | October 2017 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 350 m (1,148.3 ft) |
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| Lifts/elevators | 7 |
The Lotus Tower (Colombo Lotus Tower) is a tower under construction with a proposed height of 350 m (1,150 ft), located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. When completed, the tower will be the tallest building in South Asia. It was first proposed to be built in the suburb of Peliyagoda but later the Government of Sri Lanka decided to shift the location. The lotus-shaped tower will be used for communication, observation and other leisure facilities, with construction costing $104.3 million, funded by EXIM Bank of Peoples' Republic of China. It currently stands at 255 m (837 ft) and is visible throughout Colombo, its suburbs and most major highways.
After an initial decision to construct the tower within the confines of a suburb of the country's capital city of Colombo, Sri Lanka's government announced their plans to shift the location to the heart of the city. The tower's new location is on the waterfront of the Beira Lake.
With the witness of the President of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry, the Presidents of CEIEC and ALIT signed the contract with the Director General of TRCSL, Anusha Palpita, for the project on 3 January 2012.
During the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa, M.P. and the Minister of Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone at the site earmarked for the construction of the Colombo Lotus Tower on 20 January 2012. The site is located on the waterfront of Beira Lake and alongside a part of the D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha.
In December 2014, the tower's construction has crossed the 125 m (410 ft) milestone and as of July 2015, the tower had reached 255 m (837 ft).
The design of this building is inspired by the Lotus flower. The lotus symbolizes purity within Sri Lankan culture, and is also said to symbolize the country's flourishing development. The tower base is inspired by the lotus throne and will also be formed by two inverted trapezoidal. The tower's color is planned to alternate between pink and light yellow by smooth transition- an effect achieved by coating the glass.
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