EU: View of the City and Harbour of Colombo, from the St James Church Belfry (1887)
1887 Colombo, Sri Lanka
This 1887 photograph shows the city and harbour of Colombo as seen from the belfry of St James Church, offering a panoramic view over what was then the capital of British Ceylon.
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