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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - SEP 22, 2016: An unidentified Ananda College student rower out training on the Beira Lake in front of Colombo Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Colombo Lotus Tower ( The tallest building in South Asia, height 350 meters ) is under construction.
Sri Lanka Transport Board Colombo City Tour Routemaster bus with St.peter's college walk 2012. -- ශ්රී ලංගම නගර සංචාර සේවා බස් රිය බම්බලපිටිය ශාන්ත පීතර විද්යාලයේ 2012 පාගමන සමඟ බම්බලපිටියේදී.
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A Sinhalese man and his family enjoy a day along the Galle Face beach during sunset in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 5, 2012. Photo by Tim Chong
The Port of Colombo (known as Port of Kolomtota during the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka as well as in South Asia.
I was lucky enough to have a friend living and working in the Colombo when I visited Sri Lanka some years ago, and as she too is a photography-enthusiast, she guided us to the best districts to walk around. We spent the weekend chatting as we alternated photo-walks with coffee-stops around the city.
There is debate as to how this 5 ha (12 acre) ocean-side urban park came by its name of Galle Face. The space was originally set aside so that the Dutch cannons could watch over the sea and was laid out as a promenade by the British in 1859. The building in the background is our destination for sunset drinks: the Galle Face Hotel – established in 1864.
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I was lucky enough to have a friend living and working in the Colombo when I visited Sri Lanka some years ago, and as she too is a photography-enthusiast, she guided us to the best districts to walk around. We spent the weekend chatting as we alternated photo-walks with coffee-stops around the city.
Once the home of the Dutch military commander of Galle Fort, the building here was acquired by the Cargills company in 1896, and rebuilt between 1902 and 1906. I don’t know how close the current version is to the original: there is a foundation stone dated 1684 preserved inside.
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The landmark Cargills building in the Colombo Fort area was built in the early 1900s. It was originally the residence of a Dutch military commander and later was taken over by the first British governor of Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was known during colonialism. It’s now a department store you can get almost anything there.
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In this picture, you can spot some of the most iconic elements in Colombo city, the list as follows
- Beira Lake
- Colombo Lotus Tower ( the tallest structure in south Asia)
- Floating Market
- Colombo Fort Railway Station
- Central Bus Terminal
- Pettah
Skyline of Colombo Sri Lanka.
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins and a population of 647,100.
Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
Source:wikipedia
HDR. Being delayed sometimes has it's advantages! Early morning Colombo sunrise lights up this SriLankan Airbus A340.
I was lucky enough to have a friend living and working in the Colombo when I visited Sri Lanka some years ago, and as she too is a photography-enthusiast, she guided us to the best districts to walk around. We spent the weekend chatting as we alternated photo-walks with coffee-stops around the city.
There is debate as to how this 5 ha (12 acre) ocean-side urban park came by its name of Galle Face. The space was originally set aside so that the Dutch cannons could watch over the sea and was laid out as a promenade by the British in 1859. The building in the background is our destination for sunset drinks: the Galle Face Hotel – established in 1864.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/a-sunday-afternoon-in...
Captured in Colombo - Sri Lanka
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