Dawson Tower

Dawson Tower
Dawson Tower as of January 2013
General information
StatusPreserved
Architectural styleMonument
LocationKadugannawa
CountrySri Lanka
Completed1832

Dawson Tower (Sinhala: ඩෝසන් කුළුණ, romanized: Dosan Kuluna), is located on Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass next to the Colombo - Kandy Road, the first modern highway in the island. Work began on the Colombo - Kandy Road in 1820 under the direction of Captain William Francis Dawson who died during the project. The Dawson Tower was erected in memory of Dawson.

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