Zahntempel kandy through time

Kandy 1913–2023 40 photos of this spot

40 photographs taken at the same spot in Kandy, spanning 1913–2023 — 6 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A park in Kandy with an equestrian monument, with the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic visible beyond, photographed in 1913; the temple houses a relic said to be a tooth of the Buddha.

EU: Kandy (Sri Lanka). Park with equestrian monument. View of the temple of the tooth (1913) 1913 A park in Kandy with an equestrian monument, with the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic visible beyond, photographed in 1913; the temple houses a relic said to be a tooth of the Buddha.

EU: Kandy (Sri Lanka). Blick vom Hotel über Spaziergänger und einen Rikscha (1913) 1913 A view from a Kandy hotel over strollers and a rickshaw on the street below, photographed in 1913 in the hill city that had been the last capital of the Kingdom of Kandy before British annexation.

EU: Kandy, Sri Lanka. Driving of Hapag tourists in a street with residential buildings (1913) 1913 Tourists from a Hamburg-Amerika Line (Hapag) cruise are driven through a residential street in Kandy in this 1913 photograph, part of the early 20th-century growth of organized ocean-liner tourism to Ceylon.

EU: Kandy (Sri Lanka). Park with equestrian monument, view to the Temple of the Tooth (1913) 1913 A park with an equestrian monument opens toward the Temple of the Tooth in this 1913 photograph of Kandy. The temple, built to enshrine a relic of the Buddha, sits beside the lake at the heart of the former Kandyan kingdom's capital.

EU: Schody k chrámu (1925) 1925 This 1925 photograph shows steps leading to a temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the historic hill city that served as the last capital of the Sinhalese kings.

EU: Chrám Buddhova zubu (1925) 1925 The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 1925. The temple houses what is venerated as a tooth relic of the Buddha and has long been a center of Buddhist pilgrimage.

Around the entrance 2011 The entrance to a temple complex in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the last capital of the Sinhalese kings and home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is pictured in this 2011 photograph.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 Another 2012 view of Kandy shows the city that grew around the last independent kingdom of Sri Lanka before British annexation in the early 19th century.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 A 2012 photograph of Kandy, home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, one of Buddhism's most venerated sites. The temple complex draws pilgrims from across Sri Lanka and beyond.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 Another view of Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2012. The hill city, set around an artificial lake built in the early nineteenth century, was the seat of the island's monarchy until 1815.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 A further 2012 photograph of Kandy captures the hill-country city that anchors Sri Lanka's Central Province.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 Set around Kandy Lake in Sri Lanka's hill country, Kandy retains much of the character of the royal capital it once was, with the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic as its focal point. The lake itself was commissioned in the early 19th century by the kingdom's last ruler.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 Kandy's central highland setting and its status as the last capital of Sri Lanka's Sinhalese kings made it a natural stronghold, resisting European conquest for nearly three centuries after the coast fell to colonial powers. It finally passed to British control in 1815.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 The city of Kandy in central Sri Lanka is built around an artificial lake commissioned by its final king in the early 19th century, shortly before the kingdom fell to the British. The surrounding hills and temples have made it one of the island's most visited cities.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2012 Kandy's hillside streets and lake frontage reflect its history as Sri Lanka's last royal capital, a status that has left it one of the country's most visited cultural centers. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic remains its principal landmark.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 07 2013 The Sri Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in Kandy, photographed in 2013. The temple houses what is venerated as a relic of the Buddha's tooth and is part of a UNESCO-listed sacred city.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 06 2013 The Sri Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013. The temple houses what is venerated as a tooth relic of the Buddha and is one of the island's most important pilgrimage sites.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 10 2013 Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013. The temple houses a relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha and is one of the most venerated Buddhist sites on the island.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 12 2013 Another 2013 view of Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, the temple complex built around Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist relic and a centerpiece of the city's UNESCO-listed historic core.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 14 2013 The grounds of Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013. The temple has drawn pilgrims for centuries as the keeper of the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 13 2013 Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, sits at the heart of Kandy, Sri Lanka, and has drawn Buddhist pilgrims to its lakeside grounds for centuries. This 2013 image captures the temple complex, part of a UNESCO World Heritage city in the island's central highlands.

Temple of the Tooth, Kandy 2015 The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy houses what Buddhists venerate as a relic of the Buddha and ranks among Sri Lanka's most important pilgrimage sites. This photograph from 2015 shows the temple complex.

Sri Dalada Maligawa 2016 The Sri Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, one of the most venerated Buddhist sites on the island, said to house a tooth relic of the Buddha. Photographed in 2016.

Kandy, Sri Lanka 2016 A street scene in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2016. Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy and is home to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Zahntempel kandy 2017 The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in October 2017. The temple, believed to house a relic of the Buddha, forms part of Kandy's UNESCO-listed sacred city.

Evening sky at temple of tooth Kandy 2018 Evening sky over the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, a Buddhist shrine said to house a tooth relic of the Buddha.

The Temple Of Tooth Relic 2019 Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, seen here in 2019, is one of Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist sites, forming part of the UNESCO-listed Sacred City of Kandy along with the surrounding royal palace grounds and lake.

Relic Tooth Temple. Kandy, Sri Lanka. Entrance 2019 This 2019 photograph shows the entrance to Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the ceremonial gateway to a shrine that has drawn Buddhist pilgrims from across Sri Lanka and abroad for centuries.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-33-kandy-Sri Lanka 2019 The Sri Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in Kandy houses what is venerated as a tooth relic of the Buddha and is one of Sri Lanka's most important sites of Buddhist pilgrimage.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-27-kandy-Sri lanka 2019 Another view of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese kings before British annexation in 1815, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-30-kandy-Sri Lanka 2019 A further photograph of Kandy's Sri Dalada Maligawa, built beside Kandy Lake at the former royal palace complex of the Kingdom of Kandy, the last independent kingdom on the island.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-31-kandy-Sri Lanka 2019 Another view of the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, a temple complex that draws Buddhist pilgrims from across Sri Lanka and hosts the annual Esala Perahera procession honoring the sacred tooth relic.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-32-kandy-Sri Lanka 2019 A further view of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, the religious center of Sri Lankan Buddhism and seat of the island's last independent kingdom.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-28-kandy-Sri Lanka 2019 Visitors dressed in white pass through a gateway of Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, with the temple's octagonal Paththirippuwa tower visible ahead beneath a darkening sky. Buddhist flags fly from the whitewashed ramparts that enclose the temple complex.

Sri Dalada Maligawa-34-kandy-Sri Lanka 2019 The Sri Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, which houses a relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha and is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site. Photographed in 2019.

SL Kandy Sacred Tooth Temple 2020 The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, which houses what is venerated as a tooth relic of the Buddha, is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka and forms part of the city's UNESCO-listed former royal palace complex.

SL Kandy Sacred Tooth Temple 2020 Another 2020 view of Kandy's Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, whose distinctive moated grounds draw pilgrims and visitors from across the Buddhist world.

SL Kandy Sacred Tooth Temple 2020 This photograph shows further architectural detail of the Sacred Tooth Relic Temple complex in Kandy, expanded around the relic chamber over successive Kandyan kings' reigns.

Temple de la Dent - Culte diari 2023 Daily worship at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2023. The temple houses a relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha.

Temple de la Dent - Sala custòdia 2023 A shrine hall within the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, photographed in 2023. Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, the temple houses a relic venerated as a tooth of the Buddha and is central to Sri Lankan Buddhist tradition.