St. Anthony’s Church
St. Anthony’s Church is a church in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province which is located on Baseline Road. St. Anthony’s Church is situated nearby to the public building YMBA, as well as near Mendis Aurvedic Hospital.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Address: Baseline Road, Borella
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Kanatte Cemetery.
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 2 km west of St. Anthony’s Church.
Kanatte Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: damithaktennakoon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kanatte Cemetery, also known locally as Borella Cemetery, is the main burial ground and crematorium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located at the intersection of Elvitigala Mawatha, Bauddhaloka Mawatha and D. Kanatte Cemetery is situated 500 metres southeast of St. Anthony’s Church.
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium
Stadium
Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, also known as Colombo Oval or P. Sara Oval, or simply PSS is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium is situated 1 km northeast of St. Anthony’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rajagiriya and Nawala.
Rajagiriya
Suburb
Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road.
Nawala
Village
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Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City.
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. Slave Island is situated 3½ km northwest of St. Anthony’s Church.
St. Anthony’s Church
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9123° or 6° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
79.87732° or 79° 52′ 38″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV6G+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4192037133OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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