St. Anthony’s Church
St. Anthony’s Church is a church in Bambalapitiya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. St. Anthony’s Church is situated nearby to the school Mahanama College, as well as near the Buddhist temple Walukarama Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Mahanama College.
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 800 metres east of St. Anthony’s Church.
Mahanama College
School
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Mahanama College is a Buddhist school for boys in Colombo, Sri Lanka, established in 1954. As a public national school, it is administered by the Sri Lankan government rather than a provincial council. Mahanama College is situated 250 metres south of St. Anthony’s Church.
Viharamahadevi Park
Park
Viharamahadevi Park is a public park located in Cinnamon Gardens, in Colombo, situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in Sri Lanka. It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of Colombo. Viharamahadevi Park is situated 1 km northeast of St. Anthony’s Church.
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.
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. Nawala is situated 4 km east of St. Anthony’s Church.
St. Anthony’s Church
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Bambalapitiya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.90769° or 6° 54′ 28″ northLongitude
79.85424° or 79° 51′ 15″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV53+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 678323259OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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