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Bogambara Prison in Kandy was built in 1876 under British colonial rule and served as one of Sri Lanka's largest prisons for 138 years before closing in 2014. Photographed in early 2020.

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SL Kandy Bogambara Prison 2020 Bogambara Prison in Kandy was built in 1876 under British colonial rule and served as one of Sri Lanka's largest prisons for 138 years before closing in 2014. Photographed in early 2020.

SL Kandy Bogambara Prison 2020 Bogambara Prison in Kandy, seen in this 2020 photograph, was a colonial-era jail that operated for well over a century before its closure, and stands near the center of the city.