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| Peter & Jackie Main | profile | all galleries >> World Galleries >> Asia >> Sri Lanka >> Colombo | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Lloyd`s Buildings |
 Colonial Building |
 Cargills Main Store |
 Dates to 1906 |
 President`s House |
 Clock Tower |
 Built in 1857 |
 Originally a lighthouse |
 Grand Oriental Hotel |
 Presidential Secretariat |
 Old Town Hall |
 Old Town Hall |
 Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital |
 National Museum |
 Built in 1877 |
 Royal Silver Kasthane (pre 1765) |
 Golden Kasthane of King Kirti Sri Rajasimha (1747-1765) |
 Wall Guns |
 Goddess Durga (9-10th Century AC Anuradhapura) |
 God Surya (9-10th Century AC Anuradhapura) |
 Goddess Durga (9-10th Century AC Mihintale) |
 Vajrapani Bodhisatva (Bronze 9th Century AC) |
 Gold Chain (c.3rd Century AD) |
 Avalokitesvara (c.9th Century) |
 Bodhisattva Sandals (Gilt Bronze c.9th Centuty AD) |
 Trilingual Inscription (carved in China, brought to Sri Lanka by navigator Zheng He (1371-1433) Scripts Chinese, Tamil and Persi |
 Throne used by 7 Sri Lankan Kings, gift from the Dutch 1693 |
 Samadhi Buddha statue under the Makara Arch (17-18th Century, Wood) |
 Stone Frieze |
 Ganesh |
 Parvati (12-13th Century, Polonnaruva) |
 Apsaras (5th Century AC, Sigiriya) |
 Mara`s Army Aproach to attack the Buddha (18th Century) |
 Modern depiction |
 Dance of Raksha |
 Mask of Naga Raksha |
 T-Lounge by Dilmah - which one to choose |
 We tried a Prince of Kandy and an Original Earl Grey |
 Spa Ceylon |
 Galle Face Green |
 Galle Face Green |
 Galle Face Green |
 South Beira Lake |
 South Beira Lake |
 Seema Malakaya Meditation Centre |
 There`s cricket played everywhere |
 Approaching the Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangararamaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangararmaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangararmaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Ganga, the temple`s late elephant |
 Gangaramaya Temple |
 Viharamahadevi Park |
 Viharamahadevi Park |
 Fruit bats - Viharamahadevi Park |
 Fruit bats - Viharamahadevi Park |
 Colombo Lotus Tower |
 350 metres tall |
 Taller than the Eiffel Tower |
 Pettah area |
 Pettah markets |
 Pettah markets |
 Sign in a restaurant, with air fans |
 Ministry of Crab restaurant |
 Pete went for the large 1kg pure crab |
 Cheers |
 Teriyaki seer fish |
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