Kandy Sri Lanka through time

Kandy 2006–2023 4 photos of this spot

4 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Kandy, spanning 2006–2023. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

This 2006 photograph shows a view of Kandy, Sri Lanka, a city set among hills in the island's central highlands and a longtime center of Buddhist culture.

Kandy Sri Lanka 2006 This 2006 photograph shows a view of Kandy, Sri Lanka, a city set among hills in the island's central highlands and a longtime center of Buddhist culture.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2016 A view of Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2016. The city, the last capital of the Sinhalese kings, sits around an artificial lake and is home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Torrington tunnel, Kandy, Sri Lanka 2019 The Torrington tunnel near Kandy is named for a nineteenth-century British governor of Ceylon and forms part of the road and rail infrastructure built through the hill country during colonial rule.

Street scene in Kandy, Sri Lanka 2023 A street scene in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in December 2023. Kandy was the last capital of the island's ancient kings and is home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.