St Mary’s Cathedral

Trincomalee


Of the city's churches, the 1852 Catholic St Mary’s Cathedral is particularly attractive, with a sky-blue neo-baroque frontage and a tiled, towered rear. Inside, portraits of saints gaze out between the columns.


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