Khan Clock Tower

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Khan Clock Tower

The Khan Clock Tower was built 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 stories high and is situated on a landscaped roundabout that marks the entrance to the famous market.

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