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Jetwing Lighthouse Hotel in Sri Lanka           The hotel is situated in Galle.  the capital of the Southern Province  of Sri Lanka and is located on a rocky promontory 1.61 km (1.00 mi) to the north of Galle Harbour , on a site once occupied by a Circuit Magistrates' bungalow           The Lighthouse hotel was one of Geoffrey Bawa's last major projects . 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' between the Sinhalese and the Portuguese, was designed and constructed by Ceyl...