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Wimaladharma Clock Tower

Historical landmark

This well-known, early 20th-century clock tower sits on a roundabout at a busy market's entrance. People often mention Colombo, tower, clock, Clock, Khan, Tower, Lanka, built, Framjee, Bhikhajee,


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මල්වත්ත පාර, 11 N H. M. Abdul Cader Rd, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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4.10 (353 reviews)

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  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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Frequently mentioned in reviews: Colombo (15) tower (12) clock (11) Clock (10) Khan (10) Tower (10) Lanka (7) built (6) Framjee (6) Bhikhajee (6)
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  • 4/5 SANKHA W. 5 years ago on Google • 308 reviews
    Clock tower build by the British Monarch under colonial era in the Colombo. One of the prominent place in the city of Colombo specially in Pettah. Currently this clock tower is maintained by the Wimaladharma Brothers a company engaged with the selling and repairs of all kind of clocks over a several decades. The clock tower is placed in the middle of around about.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aruna M. 2 years ago on Google • 113 reviews
    This clock tower is one of the iconic structure in the heart of Colombo. Place where you can easily identify that you have come to the beginning of a very busy place.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ashoka Sanjaya S. 2 years ago on Google • 266 reviews
    The Khan Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market. The Clock Tower was built in the early 20th century by the family of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan. This Parsi family hailed from Bombay, India and also owned the famous Colombo Oil Mills as well as other business interests in Ceylon as Sri Lanka was then called. The clock tower also provided a working water fountain, but this no longer functions. The plate on the clock tower carries the inscription: "This clock tower and fountain was erected to the memory of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan by his sons Bhikhajee and Munchershaw Framjee Khan as a token of affectionate gratitude and dedicated through the Municipal Council to the citizens of Colombo on the fourth day of January 1923, the 45th anniversary of his death." The Tower is roughly four storeys high and is situated on a landscaped roundabout that marks the entrance to the famous market.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Shanaka Chamal D. 6 years ago on Google • 66 reviews
    Historic landmark in Colombo and you must visit it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 SkyB777888 v. 1 year ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Good commercial please to visit. If you want to buy, bargain with the sealer...
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mahamed R. 1 year ago on Google
    Look lovely in far distance
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nevil R. 3 months ago on Google • 278 reviews New
    Near the port gate no 03

  • 4/5 Buddhika D. 4 years ago on Google
    The  Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market. India and also owned the famous Colombo Oil Mills as well as other business interests in Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then called.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kosala J. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the key historic places in Colombo city, once a part of the Colombo fort. There is a lot of shopping around this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Viraj R. 6 years ago on Google • 137 reviews
    They don’t make clock towers like these anymore

  • 3/5 SENA2148 6 months ago on Google • 80 reviews
    Very busy and congested. Traffic jams. Not clean. A popular place with historical value.

  • 4/5 Ravindu N. 5 years ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Are you punctual? This is the clock tower that English people built to work on time. This is an icon and a Land mark of colombo fort. Located on a beautiful surround in busy Colombo fort in Chatham Street. One of the oldest Clock tower in Sri Lanka with old mechanism but work accurately.

  • 5/5 WANNAKUWATTAWADUGEHARISCHANDRAOOANANDA F. 3 years ago on Google
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  • 5/5 lasantha p. 1 year ago on Google
    Good place for clocks and very good service

  • 3/5 Shahnama by Azeem S. 5 years ago on Google
    The Khan Clock Tower was built in Colombo, Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market. The Clock Tower was built in the early 20th century by the family of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan. This Parsi family hailed from Bombay, India and also owned the famous Colombo Oil Mills as well as other business interests in Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then called. The clock tower also provided a working water fountain, but this no longer functions. The plate on the clock tower carries the inscription: "This clock tower and fountain was erected to the memory of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan by his sons Bhikhajee and Munchershaw Framjee Khan as a token of affectionate gratitude and dedicated through the Municipal Council to the citizens of Colombo on the fourth day of January 1923, the 45th anniversary of his death." The Tower is roughly four storeys high and is situated on a landscaped roundabout that marks the entrance to the famous market.

  • 5/5 Nathaniel M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very bad Service. People are suffering.

  • 3/5 Abishek A. 1 year ago on Google
    It's main point in this place.its easy to find the ways.

  • 5/5 Minol S. 8 months ago on Google
    It's a most known landmark

  • 5/5 Dasun M. 8 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Marvelous


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