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The Biliran Watchtower, also known as Nasunugan Watchtower, is a watchtower ruin located in Biliran, Philippines. Built in 1765 under the initiative of Filipino priest Gaspar Ignacio de Guevara, the watchtower was used to watch Biliran's coast for Muslim raids. [1] In 1774, the raiders attacked and burned the local settlement, including the ...
This is a list of clock towers by location, including only clock towers based on the following definition: . A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more (often four) clock faces.
The Piliyandala Clock Tower is located in the Piliyandala, Sri Lanka.The clock tower is a popular landmark of the Piliyandala. According to local residents and documentation, this clock tower is one of the tallest on the island rising to a height of 23.8 m (78 ft) with a 4.9 m (16 ft) girth.
Pages in category "Clock towers in Sri Lanka" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Clock Tower was designed by Shirley de Alwis, one of Sri Lanka's leading architects at the time. [2] [5] De Alwis was the local resident architect [6] working with Sir Patrick Abercrombie on the design of the University of Peradeniya campus.
When Charles, Prince of Wales visited Sri Lanka in 1998 he offered British assistance in restoring the tower. [4] The British government donated Rs. 1 million. [ 4 ] The renovated tower was re-opened by British High Commissioner Linda Duffield on 19 June 2002.
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.
Biliran Airport; Biliran Watchtower This page was last edited on 19 March 2017, at 00:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...