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. - Assembly 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.