Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse
Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse is situated nearby to the suburb Kotahena, as well as near Bloemendhal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Anthony’s Shrine and Red Mosque.
St. Anthony’s Shrine
Church
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Anthony's Shrine is a Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The church is located at Kochchikade, Kotahena, Colombo 13, and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony’s Shrine is situated 1¼ km southeast of Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse.
Red Mosque
Mosque
Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque (Sinhala: කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය, romanized: Kolomba Kotuwa Rathu Palliya, Tamil: மஸ்ஜிதுல் ஜாமிஉல் அஃபார் அல்லது சம்மாங்கோடு பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Sammankodu Pallivasal, is a historic mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Red Mosque is situated 2 km southeast of Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse.
President’s House
Government office
Photo: weranga rajapaksha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. President’s House is situated 2 km south of Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kotahena and Colombo.
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.
Bloemendhal
Suburb
Bloemendhal is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bloemendhal is also part of an area numbered Colombo 13. The name Bloemendhal is of Dutch origin, meaning 'Valley of Flowers'. Bloemendhal is situated 2½ km east of Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse.
Colombo Pilot Station Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Historically known as: “Colombo Breakwater Light”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.95331° or 6° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
79.84568° or 79° 50′ 44″ eastOpen location code
6JRXXR3W+87GeoNames ID
11994983
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