The Kandy Clock Tower is an iconic structure located at the heart of the Kandy town, on the intersections of Sri Dalada Veediya, S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake Mawatha and Hiragedara Mawatha.

The Kandy Clock Tower is an iconic structure located at the heart of the Kandy town, on the intersections of Sri Dalada Veediya, S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake Mawatha and Hiragedara Mawatha. The clock tower was built by Haji Mohamed Ismail as a tribute to his son who died in an accident in Kadugannawa. Though it was built 1950, it was declared open in the next year by the Prime Minister of the time. D.S. Senanayake.

The Clock Tower was designed by Shirley de Alwis, one of Sri Lanka’s leading architects at the time. De Alwis was the local resident architect working with Sir Patrick Abercrombie on the design of the University of Peradeniya campus. The clock tower’s design is influenced by the Kandyan style and incorporates elements of the Temple of the Tooth and the palace of the King of Kandy within elements of its facade.

Source : Wikipedia