Central Telegraph Office, Colombo
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| Central Telegraph Office | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Town or city | Colombo |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Completed | 1910 or 1911 |
The Central Telegraph Office is a building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that housed the Ceylon Telegraph Department, the precursor to Sri Lanka Telecom.[1] It is situated at Colombo fort along Duke Street, across from the headquarters of the Colombo Metropolitan Police; it was built in 1910 or 1911 and is used by Sri Lanka Telecom.
Radio Ceylon began its initial broadcasts from this building in 1923 with transmitting equipment from a captured World War I German U boat.[2] A bomb was detonated in the building in 1989 by the LTTE resulting in the deaths of 14 people and causing much damage to the building.[3] It underwent a restoration following this incident.
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