St. Bridget’s Convent

St. Bridget’s Convent is a building in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. St. Bridget’s Convent is situated nearby to the park Nelum Pokuna Flag Area, as well as near the theater building Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre and Colombo National Museum.

Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre is situated 160 metres west of St. Bridget’s Convent.

Colombo National Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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 400 metres west of St. Bridget’s Convent.

St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo

School

St. Bridget's Convent is a private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded on February 1, 1902 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order, making it one of the earliest mission schools of the Roman Catholic Church of Ireland in Ceylon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Nawala

Village

Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3½ km southeast of St. Bridget’s Convent.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

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.

St. Bridget’s Convent

Type: Building
Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.91049° or 6° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

79.86458° or 79° 51′ 53″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV67+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 520520752

OpenStreetMap feature

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