Kandy Lake through time

Kandy 1913–2020 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Kandy, spanning 1913–2020 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

From a hotel balcony in 1913, this photograph looks down over walkers and a rickshaw driver toward Lake Kandy. The artificial lake, created in the early nineteenth century by the last king of Kandy, remains the visual centerpiece of the hill town.

EU: Kandy (Sri Lanka). View from the hotel over walkers and a rickshaw driver towards Lake Kandy (1913) 1913 From a hotel balcony in 1913, this photograph looks down over walkers and a rickshaw driver toward Lake Kandy. The artificial lake, created in the early nineteenth century by the last king of Kandy, remains the visual centerpiece of the hill town.

Sri Buddha temple 2012 A Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, is pictured in this 2012 photograph; Kandy served as the island's last royal capital before British annexation in 1815 and remains a major center of Buddhist worship.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 Set among hills in central Sri Lanka, Kandy is home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage city. This 2012 image shows another part of the town.

Couples by Kandy lake side 2012 Kandy Lake, an artificial lake created in 1807 in the center of the Sri Lankan hill city, is a popular gathering spot pictured in this 2012 photograph.

Kandy Lake 2015 Kandy Lake in Sri Lanka, photographed in 2015. The lake was built in 1807 on the orders of Sri Wickrama Rajasinha, the last king of Kandy, beside the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Kandy, a colonial hotel 2016 A colonial-era hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2016 in the hill city that was once the last capital of the Sinhalese kings. Kandy's colonial architecture dates largely from the period of British administration on the island.

SL Kandy Queens Hotel 2020 The Queen's Hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka, a colonial-era hotel facing the city's Temple of the Tooth, photographed in 2020.

SL Kandy Queens Hotel 2020 The Queen's Hotel in Kandy, photographed in 2020, is a colonial-era hotel facing the city's Temple of the Tooth and Kandy Lake, and has operated as a hotel since the 19th century.