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Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque is a red-and-white striped mosque on Second Cross Street in the Pettah district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Completed in 1909, it is one of the most photographed buildings in the old trading quarter and i…

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Khan Clock Tower

The Khan Clock Tower is a landmark clock tower on Main Street in Pettah, the busy market district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was built in 1923 as a gift to the city by the sons of Framjee Bhikhajee Khan, so that everyone …

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Dutch Period Museum

The Dutch Period Museum is a small museum on Prince Street in the Pettah district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is set in a building from the Dutch colonial era and tells the story of the Dutch presence on the island through…

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Wolvendaal Church

Wolvendaal Church is an 18th-century Dutch Reformed church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, set on a rise just outside the old Fort area. Its foundation stone dates to 1749, it was dedicated in 1757, and it is still used for worsh…

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St. Lucia's Cathedral

St. Lucia's Cathedral is the main Roman Catholic cathedral in Colombo, Sri Lanka, standing in the district of Kotahena north of the Fort. Built by the city's Catholic community in the late 19th century, it grew out of a …

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St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade

St. Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade is a Roman Catholic church on the northern edge of central Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of the city's best-known places of pilgrimage, visited by Catholics and by Buddhists, Hindus an…

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