The Pettah Market also called Manning Market is an open market in the suburb of Pettah in the city of Colombo , Sri Lanka .
6-571: The entrance to the Pettah Market is marked formally by a tall monument in the centre of a roundabout, known as the Khan Clock Tower which was built by the family of Framjee Bhickajee Khan, an eminent Parsi family from Bombay who used to have substantial business interests in the country and who also owned the Colombo Oil Mills. The Colombo Old Town Hall & Museum, which was built by
12-494: A working water fountain, but this no longer functions. The plate on the clock tower carries the inscription: "This clock tower and fountain was erected to the memory of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan by his sons Bhikhajee and Munchershaw Framjee Khan as a token of affectionate gratitude and dedicated through the Municipal Council to the citizens of Colombo on the fourth day of January 1923, the 45th anniversary of his death." The Tower
18-503: The Pettah market is the candy-striped Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (also known as The Red Mosque) which was built in 1909. 6°56′11″N 79°51′00″E / 6.936260°N 79.849947°E / 6.936260; 79.849947 This article about a building or structure in Sri Lanka is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khan Clock Tower The Khan Clock Tower
24-462: The Tamil people who have migrated from India traders who specialize in gold and jewelry shops. At the end of pettah is sea street which is Sri Lanka s gold market where people all around Sri Lanka come to purchase jewellery . It is a long street of jewellery shops with hundreds of shops next to one another. There are also some jewellery shops in main street gaspa junction. The most recognizable building in
30-488: The prominent Muslim Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar , is located at Kayman's Gate , so named because the Dutch used to stock crocodiles at Beira Lake to prevent their slaves from escaping. Today the building acts as a post office on the ground floor, and as a museum on the upper floor. Outside, there is an exhibit of old steam engines. Most of the businesses in Pettah are dominated by Muslim who specialize in trading of goods and
36-593: Was built in Colombo , Sri Lanka by the Khan Family of Bombay . The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and marks the entrance to Pettah Market . The Clock Tower was built in the early 20th century by the family of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan. This Parsi family hailed from Bombay, India and also owned the famous Colombo Oil Mills as well as other business interests in Ceylon , as Sri Lanka was then called. The clock tower also provided
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