The Colombo Lotus Tower, completed in 2019, stands at 350 m and is the tallest in Sri Lanka. It serves as a hub for telecommunication and broadcasting
Colombo Lotus Tower
The Lotus Tower , also known as Nelum Kuluna (Sinhala: නෙළුම් කුළුණ; Tamil: தாமரைக் கோபுரம்), is a 350-meter (356 m: with the lightning conductor) high multi-functional iconic communication tower located at D.R. Wijewardana Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. It is considered one of the tallest towers in Asia. Construction
The process to build a multi-functional tower in Colombo was initiated in 2008 by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka and the Project Consultancy Unit, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa was appointed as the consultant to the project to support project formulation & implementation.
The project contract to build the Lotus Tower was signed in 2012, between the Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (SLTRC), China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), and Aerospace Long - March International Trade Corporation Limited (ALIT). The construction was commenced in the same year, at a total cost of $ 104.3 …
