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Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
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+94 72 649 3265

Hours:
Sunday12am - 12am
Monday12am - 12am
Tuesday12am - 12am
Wednesday12am - 12am
Thursday12am - 12am
Friday12am - 12am
Saturday12am - 12am


The Galle Clock Tower is located within the Galle Fort in Galle, Sri Lanka. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and overlooks the central Moon Bastion, on the site of the former guard room. The Clock Tower was constructed in 1883, paid for through public subscriptions by the people of Galle, in recognition of Dr. P. D. Anthonisz. The clock itself was the sole gift of a grateful patient, Mudaliyar Samson de Abrew Rajapakse. The plate on the clock tower carries the inscription: This tower erected by public subscription to the perpetual memory of Peter Daniel Anthonisz in testimony of his skill and benevolence in relieving human suffering. MDCCCLXXXIII.Dr Anthonisz was a renowned Burgher doctor, who served as the Colonial Surgeon for the Southern Province and as a representative on the Legislative Council. The tower is roughly four storeys high and is situated immediately inside the fort ramparts.
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