{"id":99708,"date":"2022-09-16T14:28:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=99708"},"modified":"2022-09-16T14:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:29:02","slug":"tallest-tower-in-sri-lanka-throws-open-its-doors-to-tourists-by-anusha-ondaatjie-and-asantha-sirimanne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/tallest-tower-in-sri-lanka-throws-open-its-doors-to-tourists-by-anusha-ondaatjie-and-asantha-sirimanne\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallest Tower in Sri Lanka Throws Open Its Doors to Tourists &#8211; By Anusha Ondaatjie and Asantha Sirimanne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Tallest Tower in Sri Lanka Throws Open Its Doors to Tourists &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008080;\">By Anusha Ondaatjie and Asantha Sirimanne<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"abstract__a20fee61\">\n<li class=\"abstract-item__53ceee34\">\n<div class=\"abstract-item-text__d2d4dde8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Lotus Tower aiming for 1.1 billion rupees in revenue by 2024<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"abstract-item__53ceee34\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"abstract-item-text__d2d4dde8\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Chinese debt used for project started in Mahinda Rajapaksa era<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-09-16\/sri-lanka-opens-china-funded-white-elephant-tower-to-tourists?leadSource=uverify%20wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bloomberg<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99710\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tower-in-Sri-Lanka-e1663338200486.jpg\" alt=\"Tower in Sri Lanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The observation deck at the Colombo Lotus Tower.Photographer: Jonathan Wijayaratne\/Bloomberg <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A 350-meter tall China-funded tower will be the main attraction for Sri Lanka to lure tourists to the bankrupt country.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"outstream-video-1-RI8DPVDWX2PS01\" class=\"outstream-ad outstream-ad--default paywall display\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" data-position=\"outstream-video\" data-ad-placeholder=\"Advertisement\" data-ad-status=\"rendered\">\n<div id=\"48518e33f63035961bc6f1388e853665\" class=\"bb-ads__ad bb-ads__rendered bb-ads__no_size bb-ads__size_3x3\" data-google-query-id=\"CLGQ98LAmfoCFVsitwAdX84KMw\">\n<p class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Shaped like a gigantic long-stemmed lotus, the structure is the tallest in the South Asian nation. It opened to the public on Thursday, selling tickets to an observation deck with 360-degree views of the city and the Indian Ocean. When fully occupied, the venue will have shops, host weddings and boast a fine dining rotating restaurant on the bud of the flower.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure-expandable paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-id=\"391368662\" data-type=\"image\" data-image-type=\"photo\" data-image-size=\"full\" data-align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"image figure-expandable-image__b21aa779\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image in viewer\">\n<div id=\"lazy-img-391368662\" class=\"lazy-img\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_99711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99711\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-99711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Colombo-Lotus-Tower.-e1663338062857.jpg\" alt=\"Colombo Lotus Tower\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Colombo Lotus Tower.Photographer: Jonathan Wijayaratne\/Bloomberg <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThis will be the tourism and entertainment hub of Colombo,\u201d said Prasad Samarasinghe, chief executive officer of state-run Colombo Lotus Tower Management Co., which is overseeing the building\u2019s operations. \u201cWe have developed a business model to earn enough money for operations and maintenance of the tower so that it is not a burden to the government.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Operators are forecasting 1.1 billion rupees ($3 million) of revenue by 2024, against a total construction cost of $113 million following repeated delays. 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