St. Philip Neri Church, Negombo, Sri Lanka c1914 St. Philip Neri Church, located on the west coast of Sri Lanka, about 37 km north of Colombo. There are many famous Roman Catholic churches in Negombo, most of them were built by Portuguese. Due to higher number of churches, Negombo city is called little Rome!
This is a latter 19th century colored photo. Please notice the costumes of perehera organizers and the black uniform of the police officer- that was before the khakied uniforms were introduced in Ceylon.