Old Colombo Lighthouse

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Old Colombo Lighthouse
Location:	Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Year first constructed:	1860
Year first lit:	1865
Deactivated:	1952
Construction:	brick
Tower shape:	Square tower
Markings/Pattern:	gray metallic
Height:	29 m

Old Colombo Lighthouse is a Lighthouse in Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is not operational any more, but functions as a clock tower and is designated as a monument. It is located at the junction of Chatham Street and Janadhipathi Mawatha (formally Queens road) in Colobmo fort.

The location had been used as a lighthouse stations since far back as 1829. The tower was first constructed as a clock tower in 1860, the navigational light was moved to the tower by 1865. The original clock (made by the same manufacturer as Big Ben) was replaced in 1913. The lighthouse was deactivated after its light became obscured by nearby buildings and was decommissioned in 1952 with a new lighthouse begin built in Galbokka Point, Colombo.