| 词条 | Sri Lankan Christmas tree |
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|bodystyle = width:25em |abovestyle = background:#cfc; |subheaderstyle = |above = Sri Lankan Christmas tree |image = |caption = Sri Lankan Christmas tree with a Santa and sled, in distance BOC & Colombo WTC. |headerstyle = background:#ccf; |labelstyle = width:33% |datastyle = | label1 = Location | data1 = Colombo, Sri Lanka | label2 = Height | data2 = 72.1m (236 ft 6.58 in)[1]| label3 = Open | data3 = 24 December 2016 |header4 = | label4 = Cost | data4 = US$80,000 | label5 = Materials | data5 = Iron, wood, plastic net | label6 = Notable | data6 = Tallest artificial Christmas tree }} The Sri Lankan Christmas tree is the world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree.[1][2] It was built on the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the tree is 72.1m (236 ft 6.58 in) tall and opened on Christmas Eve 2016. The cone-shaped tree is a steel-and-wire frame made from scrap metal and wood, and covered by plastic netting. It is decorated with approximately one million natural pine cones painted gold, green, red and silver colors. It has 600,000 LED bulbs which illuminate the tree at night.[3] On the top of the tree there is a {{Convert|20|ft|m|adj=on}} tall Christmas star with bulbs, weighing about {{convert|60|kg|abbr=on}}. The tree cost Rs 12 million (about US$ 80,000).[4] The tree was constructed by 150 employees of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Ports and Shipping with support from other parties.[6] Construction work began in August 2016 but was abandoned in the first week of December after the Sri Lankan Catholic Church criticised it as "waste of money", and added "Construction work should be abandoned. Christmas is an occasion for sharing funds with the needy, not to waste money on lavishness... The market economy is using religion as a tool for selling Christmas." Later, work on the tree recommenced after a meeting with Catholic Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo.[5][6] Originally the tree was planned to be {{Convert|100|m|ft}} tall but the height had to be reduced to {{Convert|72.1|m|ft}} due to the delays in construction. A {{Convert|20|ft|m}} Santa Claus with a sled was placed near the tree.[7] The tree broke the previous world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree, which was {{Convert|56|m|ft}} tall and constructed in Guangzhou, China in 2015 by GZ ThinkBig Culture Communication Co. Ltd.[8][9] ComparisonComparison of Sri Lankan Christmas tree with some other structures as follows: {{Graph:Chart|width=400|height=200|showValues=y|xAxisTitle=Selected tallest structures|yAxisTitle=Meters|type=rect|x=1,2,3,4,5|y=72.1,56,152,93,38|colors=green}}{{legend|green|1. Sri Lankan Christmas tree [72.1m][1]}}{{legend|green|2. Guangzhou Christmas tree [56m][8]}}{{legend|green|3. Colombo WTC [152m][10]}}{{legend|green|4. Statue of Liberty (Including pedestal) 45+47=[93m][11]}}{{legend|green|5. Christ the Redeemer (Including pedestal) 30+8=[38m][12]}}Current statusThe tree had several criticisms apart from Catholic Church. It did not have enough ornaments and firs. When it compare with the tree that built in Guangzhou, Sri Lankan tree has failed to have green synthetic foliage. Also, it had completely visible of internal frames or structure. The shape of tree did not give enough look as traditional Christmas tree, but shape of rocket.[13] It was dismantled in January 2017.[14] The tree is recorded by Guinness World Records in December 2017. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-artificial-christmas-tree |title=Largest artificial Christmas tree |date=2017-12-14 |access-date=2017-12-14}} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/SL-s-Christmas-tree-enters-Guinness-world-records-142128.html |title=SL’s Christmas tree enters Guinness world records |date=2017-12-13 |access-date=2017-12-14}} 3. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/news/unforeseen-events-but-organisers-say-worlds-tallest-christmas-tree-up-221843.html |title=Unforeseen events but organisers say world’s tallest Christmas tree up |last=Warakapitiya |first=Kasun |date=25 December 2016 |newspaper=Sunday Times}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lanka-claims-worlds-tallest-artificial-christmas-tree/2016/12/24/a21e6624-ca52-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_story.html |title=Sri Lanka claims world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree |last=Mallawarachi |first=Bharatha |date=25 December 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226165948/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lanka-claims-worlds-tallest-artificial-christmas-tree/2016/12/24/a21e6624-ca52-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_story.html|archivedate=26 December 2016}} 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-25/sri-lanka-claims-world's-tallest-artificial-christmas-tree/8147456 |title=Sri Lanka claims world's tallest artificial Christmas tree at 73 metres |date=25 December 2016 |publisher=ABC}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38238125 | title=Sri Lanka 'scrap material' Christmas tree abandoned after Church complaint | publisher=BBC | date=7 December 2016 | accessdate=27 December 2016}} 7. ^1 {{Cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/12/world-tallest-christmas-tree-unites-sri-lanka-161218102212553.html |title=World's tallest Christmas tree unites Sri Lanka |date=24 December 2016 |publisher=Al-Jazeera}} 8. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-artificial-christmas-tree |title=Largest artificial Christmas tree |publisher=Guinness World Records}} 9. ^{{Cite news |title=Sri Lanka Claims World's Tallest Artificial Christmas Tree |date=25 December 2016 |publisher=NDTV}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wtc.lk/about.html |title=World Trade Center – Colombo, Sri Lanka |publisher=Wtc.lk |date= |accessdate=18 January 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web |publisher=National Park Service |title=Statistics |work=Statue of Liberty |date=16 August 2006 |url=http://www.nps.gov/stli/historyculture/statue-statistics.htm |accessdate=19 October 2011}} 12. ^{{cite web| last1=Murray| first1=Lorraine| title=Christ the Redeemer (last updated 13 January 2014)| url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1435544/Christ-the-Redeemer| work=Encyclopædia Britannica| accessdate=11 July 2014}} 13. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2017/01/07/62145/ |title=Sri Lanka’s Tallest Christmas Tree on Galle Face Green 2016–17 |publisher=Lankaweb}} 14. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Dismantling-tallest-Christmas-tree-121811.html |title=Dismantling tallest Christmas tree |publisher=The Daily Mirror – Sri Lanka}} External links
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