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EU: Mount Lavinia, Colombo. Entrance facade of a Buddhist temple (1913)

1913 Colombo, Sri Lanka

The entrance facade of a Buddhist temple at Mount Lavinia, near Colombo, Sri Lanka, is pictured in this 1913 photograph of the coastal suburb, which was already known to travelers for its beach and its nearby hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean.

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