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First built in 1848, the Galle lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Sri Lanka. It lies at the entrance to Galle harbor on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, about 120 km south of Colombo. The current lighthouse is 26.5 m tall and was built in 1939 after the original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1934.

First built in 1848, the Galle lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Sri Lanka. It lies at the entrance to Galle harbor on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, about 120 km south of Colombo. The current lighthouse is 26.5 m tall and was built in 1939 after the original lighthouse was destroyed by fire in 1934.

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This is an audio of the National Anthem for Sri Lanka. The national anthem is generally a patriotic musical composition - usually in the form of a song or hymn of praise - that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, or struggles of a nation or its people. National anthems can be officially recognized as a national song by a country's constitution or by an enacted law, or simply by tradition. Although most anthems contain lyrics, some do not.:

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