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The seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka.
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It is beside the sea where Sea Street and St Anthony’s Mawatha meet.
One of the oldest churches built during the Dutch era in 1749. The interior is decorated with Dutch furniture with the wooden carved pews, chairs, pulpit and lecterns.
This historic mosque is a popular tourist site. Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque was built in 1909 by the Pettah Muslim community to fulfill their required five-times-daily prayer and Jummah on Fridays. It is one of the oldest mosques in Colombo.
Nice but very small museum documenting Dutch colonial rule in Sri Lanka. Houses Dutch-inspired artifacts.
Pradeepa Hall
A 19th-century large stately bungalow in Neoclassical style. It is in Mutwal north of Colombo on the coast where the mouth of the Kelani River used to be. It is now used as a reception hall for weddings.