Buddhist Temples
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Attraction |
| Asokaramaya |
Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5. |
- |
Beautiful mural paintings. |
| Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya |
Bellanwila. |
717361 |
Recognised seat of learning and beautiful mural
paints. |
| Dipaduttaramaya |
159, Kotahena Street, Colombo 13. |
471443 |
Colombo's oldest temple,built in 1806. Murals
painted by Burmese monks in 1890. |
| Gothami Viharaya |
Gothami Road, Colombo 8. |
- |
Mural paintings by well known artist George Keyt
assisted by Manjusri. |
| Issipatanaramaya |
Issipatana Mawatha, Colombo 5. |
586678 |
Beautiful mural paintings. |
| Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya |
13km form Colombo. |
- |
One of the 3 places in Sri Lanka visited by Lord
Buddha. Facinating wall & ceiling paintings by
famous artist Mendis. The annual procession in
January is second only to the Kandy procession in
spectacle. |
| ParamanadaPurana Viharaya |
29, Paramananda Mawatha, Colombo 13. |
433315 |
Ancient temple built in 1806. |
| Vajiraramaya |
14, Vajira Road, Colombo 4. |
584202 |
Highly recognized seat of learning. |
Churches
Roman
Catholic
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
St. Philip Neri's Church |
157, Olcott Mawatha, Colombo 11. |
421367 |
| St. Mary's Church |
Lauries Road, Colombo 4. |
588745 |
| St. Lawrence's Church |
Galle Road, Colombo 6. |
581549 |
| St.Mary's Church |
Galle Road, Dehiwela. |
715407 |
Anglican
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
St.Peter's Church (Mission of
Seamen) |
26, Church Street, Colombo 1. |
422510 |
| Christ Church |
Galle Face |
325166 |
| St. Michael's and All Angels |
1, Cameron Place, Colombo 3. |
323456 |
| Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour |
368/3, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. |
696363 |
| St.Paul's Milagiriya |
299, Galle Road, Colombo 4. |
588712 |
| Christ Church |
Galle Road, Dehiwela. |
717589 |
| Church of St. Francis of Assisi |
Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia. |
- |
Assemblies of God
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
| People's Church |
160/30, Kirimandala Mawatha, Colombo 5. |
589489 |
International and Interdenominational
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
St. Andrew's Church (formerly Scots
Kirk) |
73, Galle Road, Colombo 3. |
323765 |
Dutch Reformed Church
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Dutch Reformed Church |
724, Galle Road, Colombo 3. |
323765 |
| Dutch Reformed Church |
363, Galle Road, Colombo 6. |
580454 |
| Dutch Reformed Church |
Station Road, Dehiwela. |
717122 |
Methodist
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Methodist Church |
6, Station Road, Colombo 3. |
323033 |
| Methodist Church |
10, First Chapel Lane, Colombo 6. |
585970 |
| Methodist Church |
Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia. |
713890 |
Baptist
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Baptist |
120, Dharmapla Mawatha, Colombo 7. |
695153 |
Pentecostal
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Mission |
41, Greenpath, Colombo 3. |
327923 |
| Mission |
78/5, W.A.Silva Mawatha, Colombo 6. |
582521 |
| Calvary Church |
123, High Level Road, Colombo 6. |
|
Seventh Day Adventist Church
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Seventh Day Adventist Church |
7, Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 3 |
508521 |
Jehovah's Witness
| Name |
Location |
Telephone |
Jehovah's Witness |
711, Station Road, Wattala. |
930444 |
Hindu Temples
| Name |
Location |
Attraction |
Sir Ponnambalam-Vaneswarar Kovil |
Korteboam Street, Kochchikade. |
Built entirely of granite imported
from South India. |
| Sri Bala Selva Vinayagar Moorthy Kovil |
Captain's Garden, off D. R. Wijewardene Mawatha. |
Shrines dedicated to Shiva and Ganesh. |
| Sri Siva Subramania Swami Kovil |
Kew Road, Slave Island. |
Used by Indian soldiers during the time of the
British |
| Sri Muthumariamma Kovil |
Kotahena |
Dedicated to a Hindu Goddess of healing |
| The new and old Kathiresan Kovil |
Sea Street |
Dedicated to Skanda, the God of war and victory |
| Two Kathiresan Kovils |
On Galle Road at Bambalapitiya |
- |
| Sri Siva Subramania Swami Kovil |
98, Ginthupitiya Street, Colombo 13. |
Dedicated to Lord Murga God Kataragama |
Mosques
| Name |
Location |
| Grand Mosque |
New Moor Street. |
| Maradana Mosque |
De Soysa Circus. |
| The Mosque |
Mutwal. |
| The Kollupitiya Mosque |
Duplication Road, Colombo 3. |
| The Bambalapitiya Mosque |
Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 4. |
| The Borah Mosque |
4th Cross Sttreet, Pettah. |
| The Military Mosque and Akbar Mosque |
Slave Island. |
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