Lotus Tower Nelum Kuluna නෙළුම් කුළුණ தாமரைக் கோபுரம் Thaamarai Kopuram Colombo Skyline with Lotus Tower Lotus Tower is located in Central ColomboLotus Tower Location in Central Colombo Digital Terrestrial Television ISDB-T Telecommunications Observation Hospitality Events Tourist attraction Retail Location Colombo, Sri Lanka Coordinates 06°55′37″N 79°51′30″ECoordinates: 06°55′37″N 79°51′30″E Completed 15 September 2019 Opened 16 September 2019 Height Antenna spire 356 m (1,168.0 ft) Technical details Floor count 13 (6 in the base, 7 in flower) Lifts/elevators 8 Website https://ift.tt/2M9wGVM Lotus Tower (Sinhala: නෙළුම් කුළුණ; Tamil: தாமரைக் கோபுரம்), also referred to as Colombo Lotus Tower is a tower of 356 m (1,168 ft), located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It also reflects the symbolic landmark of Sri Lanka.As of 16 September 2019, the tower is currently the tallest self-supported structure in South Asia. It is also the second tallest structure in South Asia after the guy-wire-supported INS Kattabomman in India. The tower is also the 11th tallest completed tower in Asia and it is also the 19th tallest tower in the world. 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 People's Republic of China.It is visible throughout Colombo, its suburbs and most major highways radiating from and around the city. The tower was opened to the public on the 16 September 2019 by President Maithripala Sirisena, seven years after the project commenced.
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