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EU: Galle Face Hotel from the beach, Colombo (1913)

1913 Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Galle Face Hotel seen from the beach in Colombo, 1913, showing the hotel's seafront elevation facing the Indian Ocean along the city's popular esplanade.

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