Lotus Tower, Telecommunications tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lotus Tower is a telecommunications structure in Colombo District that reaches 351 meters (1152 feet) into the sky. Its construction consists of a slender green shaft topped with a petal-shaped crown.
The tower was first planned for Peliyagoda, but the government moved it to the Beira Lake waterfront in Colombo 01. A contract was signed on 3 January 2012 with China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation and Aerospace Long March International Trade; construction began on 20 January 2012. It opened on 16 September 2019, at an estimated cost of US$113 million.
The building takes its name from the lotus flower, which represents purity in Sri Lankan culture. This meaning appears in the outer form, whose petals glow in different colors after dark.
The tower stands on the Beira Lake waterfront beside D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha in Colombo 01, with four entrances, two reserved for VIP guests. The podium has six floors: a telecommunications museum and two exhibition halls on the first, conference halls seating over 500 on the second, restaurants, supermarkets and food courts on the third, and a 1,000-seat auditorium on the fourth. The observation gallery is on the seventh floor.
Inside are eight elevators leading to thirteen floors, which house broadcasting equipment alongside conference rooms and museum spaces. This variety makes the tower more than just a technical structure.
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