Jaffna Clock tower, Sri Lanka by Keerthi Tennakoon

            Photo - July 28th, 2009 During the Jaffna MC election time

The Jaffna Clock Tower is about 130 years old and situated near the old sector of Jaffna Town. This is part of Jaffna's colonial history under British. In 1875, the son of the then British Queen Victoria, His Highness The Prince of Wales who later became the King with the name Edward VII, visited Sri Lanka. Jaffna citizen collected money to celebrate this occasion and to give a present to him. After the occasion they were left with some balance and a decision was made to build a clock tower to commemorate the visit of The Prince.

The government architect Mr. Smither designed the tower. It seems that a further amount was collected among the citizen towards the extra expenses. The then British governor Sir. James Longdon donated the clocks. This is a well proportioned, good looking building and stood there for several decades peacefully. After 1983 the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka entered into more aggressive situation and Jaffna became the hot bed of related activities. Jaffna police head quarters and the Jaffna fort with a heavy military presence, situated in the vicinity of this clock tower. Several fights took place in this area. The clock tower also had been damaged. 

During the ceasefire period of two years starting from 2002, the Jaffna Clock Tower had been renovated. The British High Commissioner in Colombo reopened it on June 19. The Prince of Wales donated one million Sri Lankan rupees for the reconstruction.

Taken on: July 28, 2009

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Camera: Olympus FE170,X760, f/4.6, 1/1400 sec, 6.3mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

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