Lotus Tower

[tig]

Originally Posted by K.C.

Hi All

I think its a great idea. We all know there is nothing much to do when you go to Colombo (especially if you dont want to pay a million and/or family is with you) except going for a stroll at galle face green.

This will create more options. I've created a website to track the progress of lotus tower.

http://lotus-tower.com/

Also borrowed few images from the posts in this forum. Please let me know if any one of you have any objections me using the images from this forum.

Cheers




K.C.

WOW thats very nice of you : )

[tig]

Here are the websites of the two companies that will be building this tower

http://www.neiec.com/cons.htm

http://www.alitchina.com/

[jimpappa]

Originally Posted by Peiris.S

I believe it must be the plot of land marked in the map below according to the TRC web page.

http://www.trc.gov.lk/press-room/eve...-ceremony.html

I don't think so. According to the picture in the sod cutting ceremony you can see Jaic hilton and the emperor directly opposite the lake.
So, the place must be further along beira lake

[Peiris.S]

Originally Posted by jimpappa

I don't think so. According to the picture in the sod cutting ceremony you can see Jaic hilton and the emperor directly opposite the lake.
So, the place must be further along beira lake

I guess you are right..... according to the following picture you can see the Jiac Hilton and I believe the HNB towers.

[IMG]http://i44.************/x6hm9z.jpg[/IMG]

which means the site must be close to the Central Mail Exchange... as in the following map

[Peiris.S]

Here's a Adaderana News link on the Lotus Tower

http://www.adaderana.lk/includes/vid...v&rate_id=3007

[Amal]

Work begins on S. Asia’s tallest tower today

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

Work on the construction of South Asia’s tallest tower, the 350 metre high Lotus Tower will begin today.

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the multi-functional Telecommunication Tower and an Entertainment Centre which will cost over US $ 100 million.

The proposed tower will be constructed on 3.06 hectares of land situated between the Eastern Beira Lake and D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha in Colombo.

http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/01/20/news03.asp

[Amal]

Sri Lanka begins construction of South Asia's tallest telecommunication tower in Colombo
Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 07:52 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Jan 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Lotus Tower, the tallest tower in South Asia, in the heart of capital Colombo.

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa at an auspicious time laid the foundation stone for the construction of the 350-meter high multi-functional Telecommunication Tower and the Entertainment Centre.









The tower will be constructed on 3.06 hectares of land situated between the Eastern Beira Lake and D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha in Colombo.

The construction of the Lotus Tower is to be completed in 30 months at a cost of US$ 104 .3 million with assistance from China.

A Chinese conglomerate comprising China National Electronics Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC) and Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. Ltd (ALIT) will complete the project on a Turnkey Basis, using the concept and preliminary design drawn by local architects.

The Tower will provide for telecommunication and leisure activities, and will facilitate the relaying of at least 50 separate broadcasting and telecasting services. It will also provide facilities for about 20 service providers in telecommunication, relaying of defence signals and in addition indirectly contribute to the riddance and removal of high power TV & FM antennas innumerably located at various buildings in the Colombo City.

Media and Information Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, Senior Minister, A. H. M. Fowzie, Secretary to President and Secretary of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Lalith Weeratunga, Director General of TRC, Anusha Palpita and Chinese Envoy in Sri Lanka, Ms. Yang Xiuping also participated in the ceremony.

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_1...27069346CH.php

[mrpanini]

[saraprobe]

Standing a massive 350 metres tall on the banks of the beautified Beira Lake, the Lotus tower would definitely make this paradise isle more stunning. This, the world’s nineteenth tallest building started its construction work last week. This multi-functional tele communication tower and Entertainment Centre is the brainchild of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

This tower started its construction on an auspicious moment on Friday (January 20) by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and is built under the auspices of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Sri Lanka on a 3.06 hactares of land at the Beira Lake waterfront and alongside the D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha. “This will be an important landmark building being the tallest in South Asia when completed,” said Director General of TRC Anusha Palpita explaining about this striking city symbol under construction. This will be a free standing tower with a four storey high podium; a concrete tower shaft of moderate diameter, eight storeyed tower head and a steel framed antennae mast surmounted at the top.

Indigenous design

The lotus is a local design which is a key symbol deep rooted in the Sri Lankan culture. The concept and preliminary design is by local architects. The Faculty of Architecture of the University of Moratuwa provides the indigenous technical and architectural expertise. A team of consultants led by Emeritus Professor Nimal de Silva, Professor Samita Manawadu and Professor Chitra Weddikkara of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa provides professional advice on this mega project.

The construction of the multi-functional Telecommunication Tower and an Entertainment Centre will cost approximately 104 million US dollars. The mega project is funded through the EXIM Bank of the People’s Republic of China.

The Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga, Director General of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka Anusha Palpita, Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs Karunaratne Amunugama and several high ranking officials from relevant local institutes attended the signing ceremony.

A Chinese conglomerate comprising China National Electronics Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC) and Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. Ltd will be completing the project on a turnkey basis.


“The tower will provide telecommunication facilities to at least 50 separate broadcasting and telecasting services which will surely bring a significant development to the electronic media field. And this tower also can facilitate 20 telecommunication service providers,” Palpita added. This tower will relay defence signals. The advantage would be that this facility provided to the telecommunication sector would help remove high powered TV and FM antennas placed on top of various buildings in the Colombo city.




The tower podium will house food courts, administrative offices, exhibition spaces, telecommunication museum and many other amenities.


This will be a hollow concrete cylinder accommodating high-speed lifts and stairs for vertical circulations and ducts for various types of building services.

Tower head
This comprises eight floors. This accommodates an observation deck and a revolving restaurant! A Banquet Hall with space for 1,000 guests will also be in this section. Super luxury hotels with its star class accommodation facilities will be on two floors of this section.

The mast
Surmounted on the tower head, the mast will be the base for antennaes of TV, FM and telecommunication service providers. According to the TRC these will be installed at a height of between 250 to 350 meters from the ground level.

When completed, it will stand 26-meters above the Eiffel Tower and 17.4 meters higher than the Tokyo Tower. Lotus has been the symbol for honour and purity among Sri Lankans over centuries. It is the flower that bloom and brighten the world, standing on mud soil. It is the symbol of prosperity achieved through hardships like blooming out from mud into something beautiful.

Thus will be the end result of this world class lotus tower – the symbol of prosperity.

“We plan to provide a chance for high end shopping especially for foreign tourists. Yet that doesn’t mean this is only for a specific class. This will be a place where anyone can enjoy at leisure, spend time. Facilities will be available to suit their capacity. This will be a place for everyone,” Palpita said.

SO

[robert3328]

Do you think the lanka bell towers on the Crescat roof and things similar will be moved to this new tower? It would be a good idea to clean the buildings a bit!

[tita01]

wow

[Amal]

Originally Posted by robert3328

Do you think the lanka bell towers on the Crescat roof and things similar will be moved to this new tower? It would be a good idea to clean the buildings a bit!

Hope so. All those towers/antennas are an eyesore.

[Amal]

[PIA777]

this tower is a beauty, great for sri lanka

[rahmy22]

We are proud to be a srilankan.... Great work

[Shakeel]

Any new pictures of the current status of this project and others alike. Just laying the foundation and sleeping on it wont help. Try to create an interest.

[K.C.]

Originally Posted by Shakeel

Any new pictures of the current status of this project and others alike. Just laying the foundation and sleeping on it wont help. Try to create an interest.

Well, I have created www.lotus-tower.com site thinking I'd have to keep on updating them on weekly basis. I cannot see much hapening at all. I spend at least 2-3 hours a week searching for relevant information with no luck.

It seems information is pretty slow to come by.

Cheers

K.C

[mrpanini]

[Shakeel]

Any piling or construction activity around this site. Just a 'show off' but another media stunt. We need a realistic project that will create a buzz. If ground situation doesn't change the foreign investors aren't going to come but keep a distance.

[AbstractLife_12]

does anyone know whether this project is actually going ahead or whether its just another media stunt?