St. Joseph’s College, Colombo
St. Joseph's College is a selective-entry Roman Catholic boys' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded on 2 March 1896 by French missionaries led by Rev.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: School
- Description: government-aided private school in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Saint Joseph College”, “Saint Joseph’s College, Colombo”, and “St. Joseph’s College”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maradana Railway Station and Lotus Tower.
Maradana Railway Station
Railway station
Maradana Railway Station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Maradana Railway Station is situated 640 metres northeast of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.
Lotus Tower
Photo: Mohamed Rilwan1210, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lotus Tower, also known as the Colombo Lotus Tower, stands at a height of 351.5 meters in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It has become a symbolic landmark for the country. Lotus Tower is situated 340 metres northwest of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 1½ km south of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.
Kotahena
Suburb
Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13. Kotahena is situated 2½ km north of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo
- Category: education
- Location: Suduwella1, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.92578° or 6° 55′ 33″ northLongitude
79.86112° or 79° 51′ 40″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
6JRXWVG6+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 3780542056OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=school
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Sinhala—“St. Joseph’s College, Colombo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كلية القديس يوسف في كولومبو”
- Japanese: “セント・ジョセフ・ガレッジ (コロンボ)”
- Sinhala: “ශාන්ත ජෝසප් විද්යාලය, කොළඹ”
- Sinhala: “සාන්ත ජුසේ විදුහල, කොළඹ”
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