St. Peter’s church

St. Peter’s church-Colombo Fort Colombo Town. Colombo Fort

This is an old building in front of the Colombo Harbour . This structure with thick walls and large windows was the residence of the Dutch Governors during the Dutch occupation. Meetings of the Council of State had been held in this building during the time. During the early days of the tenure of Governor North too this was a state building. The buildig was converted to a church in 1804. the verandah with high columns was added to the structure in the early days of the British.