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49.—Huts in a Cingalese Village. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The Cingalese people are the natives of Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka.“Of the domestic buildings of the early Britons there are no remains, if we except some circular stone foundations, which may have [...]

Keywords: people, forests, buildings, trees, views, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Sri Lanka

Added: 2005-08-30

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132b.—Temple ofthe Sacred Tooth in Kandy Travels In The Far East (1909)

The Temple of the Tooth Relic has its own web site,www.sridaladamaligawa.lk. It has a photograph of the same temple entrance on the page about thetemple history.“Kandy, in the Eastern world, derives [...]

Keywords: temples, stairs, greyscale

Places shown: Kandy; Sri Lanka

Added: 2005-03-04

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The stairs leading to a Prambanam temple. Travels In The Far East (1909)

“We drove on, perhaps a mile farther, and came to a wonderful group of temples, dating about the same period, known as Prambanam, where we saw what excited our wonder and admiration. Though the ruins [...]

Keywords: temples, ruins, stairs, greyscale

Places shown: Leles; Sri Lanka

Added: 2005-03-17

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Ruined Temple of Prambanam Travels In The Far East (1909)

Another photograph of the temple; this one was badly printed, with a low dot-screen, unfortunately.

Keywords: ruins, temples, greyscale

Places shown: Leles; Sri Lanka

Added: 2005-07-27

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