Wolvendaal Dutch Reformed Church, 1749 |
Wolvendaal Church |
Wolvendaal Church |
In 1749, Wolvendaal Church was a remote peaceful place |
VOC, the corporate logo of the Dutch East India Company, also found in the old Dutch colonies of Cape Town and Batavia (Jakarta) |
Tombstones along the exterior of Wolvendaal Church |
Wolvendaal Church |
1691 Dutch tombstone |
1737 Dutch tombstone |
VOC logo on an interior doorway, Wolvendaal Church |
The original 1749 lock to the church |
Simple interior of the Wolvendaal Dutch Reformed Church, Colombo |
The Governor's family seating, Wolvendaal Church |
Many of the former Dutch governors, their wives, and other notables remain in the church, marked with ornate floor tablets |
Wolvendaal Church tomb from 1752 |
1792 Tomb, Wolvendaal Church |
As the church was built only 47 years before the end of the Dutch Period, tombs only cover a small area |
Locals hanging out in front of Wolvendaal Church |
Watertower near Wolvendaal Church |
Italiya Inn, Wolfendhal Street, Colombo |
Girl in a tuk tuk |
Wolfendhal Street, Colombo |
A fixer upper... |
...proudly proclained property of the Bank of Ceylon |
Power of Allah, Sri Lanka |
Shafran and friends, Wolfendhal Street, Colombo |
Trilingual Sri Lankan Police Sign (Sinhalese/English/Tamil) |
Sri Lankan Police Officer |
Al-medrasa al-Nourany (school) Wolfendhal Street, Colombo |
Wolfendhal Street |
Wolfendhal Street |
Wolfendhal Street |
Wolfendhal Street |
Kids group photo, Wolfendhal Street, Colombo |
Another take |
Mosque on Wolfendhal Street |
Residential area of Colombo |
Footballer |