Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Lotus Tower recorded 50,000 tourists in the past 16 months since its opening making it a leading tourist attraction in Sri Lanka.

Nelum Kuluna Management Private Company Chief Executive Officer retired Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said that since it was opened to the public on September 15, 2022, so many foreign tourists have visited and the 50,000th tourist is a Bulgarian woman and she was given a special prize.

There have been nearly 1.6 million local and foreign visitors, of which 50,000 foreign visitors and 1,522,000 local visitors by yesterday (31), he added.

Colombo Lotus Tower tickets are issued from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 9 pm and viewing is available until 10 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, tickets...