# Jetwing Lighthouse > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jetwing_Lighthouse > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jetwing_Lighthouse.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetwing_Lighthouse > Source revision: 1344551512 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox hotel | name = Jetwing Lighthouse | former_name = Lighthouse Hotel | logo = | logo_size = 250px | image = Jetwing Lighthouse - panoramio.jpg | caption = | location = [Galle](/source/Galle), Sri Lanka | pushpin_map = Sri Lanka | coordinates = {{coord|6|2|31.92|N|80|11|41.28|E|display=inline}} | opening_date = 7 June 1997 | closing_date = | developer = | architect = [Geoffrey Bawa](/source/Geoffrey_Bawa) | operator = [Jetwing Hotels](/source/Jetwing_Hotels) | owner = Lighthouse Hotel PLC | number_of_restaurants = | number_of_rooms = 85 | number_of_suites = 5 | floor_area = | floor_count = 3 | parking = | website = [http://www.jetwinghotels.com/jetwinglighthouse/ Official site] | footnotes = }} '''Jetwing Lighthouse''' or '''Lighthouse Hotel''', is a five-star franchise hotel, operated by [Jetwing Hotels](/source/Jetwing_Hotels), located in [Galle](/source/Galle), [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka). It is just north of the [Galle Fort](/source/Galle_Fort) on the Indian Ocean coastline. == Geography == The hotel is situated in [Galle](/source/Galle), the capital of the [Southern Province](/source/Southern_Province%2C_Sri_Lanka) of Sri Lanka and is located on a rocky promontory {{convert|1.61|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north of [Galle Harbour](/source/Galle_Harbour), on a site once occupied by a Circuit Magistrates' bungalow. == History == The hotel was commissioned by Herbert Cooray in 1995 for his travel company Jetwings and designed by [Geoffrey Bawa](/source/Geoffrey_Bawa).{{cite web | url=http://archnet.org/collections/10/sites/3046 | title=Architect's Archives - Geoffrey Bawa : Lighthouse Hotel | publisher=[Archnet](/source/Archnet) | access-date=7 June 2016}} The Lighthouse Hotel, as it was originally known, opened on 7 June 1997.{{cite news | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070610/TV/tv_9.html | title=Lighthouse Celebrates a decade of excellence | newspaper=[Sunday Times](/source/Sunday_Times_(Sri_Lanka)) | date=10 June 2007 | access-date=7 June 2016}} The hotel initially had 60 rooms and three suites, two restaurants, a swimming pool and recreational facilities. == Architecture == The Lighthouse hotel was one of Geoffrey Bawa's last major projects.{{cite news | url=https://archive.boston.com/travel/getaways/asia/articles/2010/12/26/on_a_small_island_a_gigantic_talent_grew/?page=2 | title=On a small island, a gigantic talent grew | newspaper=[Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe) | last=Hardy | first=Michael | date=26 December 2010 | access-date=7 June 2016}} The post-modern minimalist hotel reflects the 17th-century Dutch fort at Galle, in that it looks down on the ocean from atop a rocky promontory. A semi-circular drive leads visitors to a traditional stone façade. A small portal opens to an enclosed entry plaza, which features a spiral staircase, with intricate bronze and copper sculptured balustrading, topped by a blue-tiled Moorish dome. The sculptured balustrading, depicting the '[Battle of Randeniwela](/source/Battle_of_Randeniwela)' between the Sinhalese and the Portuguese, was designed and constructed by Ceylonese architect/artist [Laki Senanayake](/source/Laki_Senanayake).{{cite news | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/970608/plus7.html | title=An elemental experience | newspaper=[Sunday Times](/source/Sunday_Times_(Sri_Lanka)) | date=8 June 1997 | access-date=7 June 2016}} The main lobby is a lowly lit space that accented by sunlight pooling on the polished concrete floor. The room almost appears to reach the vast blue [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean) beyond. The rest of the property unfolds through a series of immaculately sculpted pools, courtyards, and stairs – which almost seem to be part of the natural landscape. Bawa made a number of the natural boulders the focus of the hotel, framing views of them from the air-conditioned dining room and the open-air lounge. The rooms feature teak floors, hand-carved furniture and original paintings, by [Barbara Sansoni](/source/Barbara_Sansoni) and [Ena de Silva](/source/Ena_de_Silva). In 2013 the hotel was expanded with the addition of a new wing, adding an additional twenty rooms and two suites, together with a new restaurant. == Facilities == The hotel currently has 85 rooms, three restaurants, two outdoor pools, and a spa. == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.jetwinghotels.com/jetwinglighthouse/ Official site] * {{cite book | author=Robson, David | date=2002 | title=Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works | place=London | publisher=Thames & Hudson | pages=212–215 | isbn=9780500341872 }} {{Hotels in Sri Lanka}} {{All Share Price Index}} Category:Companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange Category:Hotels in Galle Category:Hotels established in 1997 Category:Geoffrey Bawa buildings --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jetwing Lighthouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetwing_Lighthouse) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetwing_Lighthouse?action=history)). 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