Lake lake through time

Colombo 2012–2022 23 photos of this spot

23 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Colombo, spanning 2012–2022. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Wekanda is a neighborhood of Colombo, the coastal hub that has served as Sri Lanka's principal port and commercial center since colonial times. This street view was taken in 2012.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Wekanda is a neighborhood of Colombo, the coastal hub that has served as Sri Lanka's principal port and commercial center since colonial times. This street view was taken in 2012.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Wekanda is a district of Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city and its commercial and administrative hub on the western coast. Colombo grew from a small trading port into the island's principal city over successive periods of Portuguese, Dutch, and British rule.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Wekanda, a neighborhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city and commercial capital, photographed in 2012. Colombo sits on the island's western coast and has served as its main port for centuries.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 The Wekanda neighborhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2012, a residential area near the city's Beira Lake, close to the commercial core of the Sri Lankan capital.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Another 2012 photograph of Wekanda in Colombo, Sri Lanka, showing the streets of this central neighborhood near Beira Lake.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Wekanda is a district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, a port city that has been a trading center in the Indian Ocean since ancient times and remains the country's commercial capital even though Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte holds the official title. This view of the neighborhood dates to 2012.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Another 2012 photograph from Wekanda, a Colombo neighborhood in Sri Lanka's commercial capital, documents daily street life in a district shaped by more than a century of growth around the island's busiest harbor.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 The Wekanda neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, photographed in 2012. Colombo grew from a small trading port into the island's commercial hub under Portuguese, Dutch and British rule, and older quarters like Wekanda still reflect that layered history.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Another 2012 photograph of Wekanda, a residential neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city and its commercial center since the colonial period.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 A further 2012 view of the Wekanda area in Colombo, one of the older neighborhoods within Sri Lanka's largest city.

Wekanda, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Wekanda is a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city and commercial capital, known for its markets and dense residential streets. This photograph was taken in 2012.

Seema Malaka 2015 Seema Malaka, a Buddhist temple built on stilts over Colombo's Beira Lake, is shown in this 2015 photograph. The current structure was designed by architect Geoffrey Bawa.

Seema Malaka 2015 Another 2015 view of Seema Malaka, the lake temple in Colombo rebuilt in the 1970s to a design by architect Geoffrey Bawa.

Seema Malaka temple 2016 The Seema Malaka temple on Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a Buddhist temple rebuilt in the twentieth century to a design by architect Geoffrey Bawa. Photographed in 2016.

Seema Malaka side view 2016 A side view of the Seema Malaka temple on Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a Buddhist temple rebuilt in the twentieth century to a design by architect Geoffrey Bawa. Photographed in 2016.

Seema Malaka North platform 01 2016 The north platform of the Seema Malaka temple complex on Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2016.

Seema Malaka side view 01 2016 Seema Malaka is a Buddhist temple built on stilts over Colombo's Beira Lake, designed by Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa as a reconstruction of an earlier shrine. This 2016 photograph shows the temple from the side, its pavilions set against the water.

Seema Malaka 2018 Seema Malaka, a Buddhist temple built on stilts over Beira Lake in the heart of Colombo, is pictured here in 2018. Designed by Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, it serves as an ordination hall for monks and remains one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.

Lake viewss 2019 A lake in Colombo, where such waterways have long served the city both as a means of transport in earlier centuries and as public recreation space today.

Lake lake 2019 This 2019 photograph captures a lakeside scene in Colombo, Sri Lanka's commercial capital, where urban waterways have long been woven into the layout of the city center and remain a gathering place for residents.

Gangaramaya temple, captured at Colombo City Center 2019 Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo is one of Sri Lanka's most eclectic Buddhist temples, blending Sri Lankan, Thai, Indian, and Chinese architectural influences near the shores of Beira Lake. This photograph dates to 2019.

Seema malakaya 2019 Seema Malaka is a Buddhist temple built on platforms over Beira Lake in central Colombo, designed by Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa as a modern reinterpretation of traditional ordination halls. This photograph dates to 2019.

Seema Malaka 2022 Seema Malaka, a Buddhist meditation complex built out over Beira Lake in Colombo, photographed in February 2022. The current structure, designed by architect Geoffrey Bawa, replaced an earlier temple on the same site.