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A bright sunset over the sea at Galle Face “Sunset at Galle Face Colombo.JPG”, 2013. Resized. Mayooresan CC BY-SA 3.0
Kite sellers and families on Galle Face Green “Galle Face Green”, 2015. Resized. Scott Edmunds CC BY 2.0
A fruit and snack stall at Galle Face “Galle Face food and drink stalls”, 2015. Resized. Scott Edmunds CC BY 2.0
People on the shore as the sun goes down “GalleFace beatch . 01.jpg”, 2018. Resized and cropped. Arul915 CC BY-SA 4.0
The lawn and the seaside walk by day “A healing place after quarantine.jpg”, 2020. Resized. Thamilselvan Kiritharan CC BY-SA 4.0
The Galle Face Hotel on an old postcard (1901) “Galle Face, Colombo (Ceylon) (NYPL Hades-2359783-4044548).jpg”, 1901. Resized and cropped. Scan by NYPL Public domain
Isso wade up close: a lentil fritter with prawns on top “Vadai”, 2006. Resized. Jonathan Lin CC BY-SA 2.0
Kottu: chopped roti fried with vegetables “Kottu.”, 2024. Resized. young shanahan CC BY 2.0
A cart full of king coconuts (thambili) “Coconut stall in Colombo.jpg”, 2026. Resized. Dudva CC0
The Galle Face Hotel, seen from the road “UG-LK Photowalk - Galle Face Hotel - 2017-03-12.jpg”, 2017. Resized and cropped. Rehman A. and Azeez A. CC BY-SA 4.0
One Galle Face mall and the towers above it, seen from Galle Face Green “Colombo Pettah / Fort / Galle Face”, 2025. Resized. Dennis Sylvester Hurd CC BY 4.0
The Port City marina and its arch bridge, from above “DJI 0059-HDR-Edit.jpg”, 2022. Resized. SinsiDILINI123 CC BY-SA 4.0
The Old Parliament Building, with a tuk-tuk going by “Old Parliament”, 2015. Resized. Scott Edmunds CC BY 2.0
Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct, Colombo Fort “20160122 Sri Lanka 3637+2-5 Colombo sRGB (25470224160).jpg”, 2016. Resized and cropped. Dan Lundberg CC BY-SA 2.0
The walkway to Seema Malaka on Beira Lake “Gangaramaya 2014.jpeg”, 2014. Resized. Nigel Swales CC BY-SA 2.0
Stone lions and golden Buddha statues at Gangaramaya Temple “Храм Гангарама (Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple) - panoramio.jpg”, 2013. Resized. vivali CC BY 3.0
Pettah market street scene, Colombo “Pettah market”, 2019. Resized. Francisco Anzola CC BY 2.0
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (the Red Mosque), Pettah “BORING DAYS COLOURFUL THINGS.jpg”, 2020. Resized. Ranji Banji CC BY-SA 4.0
Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo (Buddha statue) “Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo - panoramio (1).jpg”, 2015. Resized. Alexey Komarov CC BY 3.0
Colombo National Museum building “Colombo, Sri Lanka”, 2014. Resized. Nigel Swales CC BY-SA 2.0
The Lotus Tower by day, behind the floating market on Beira Lake “Lotus Tower Floating Market-Colombo Srilanka-Andres Larin.jpg”, 2023. Resized and cropped. Saaremees CC BY-SA 4.0
Independence Memorial Hall, Colombo “Independence Commemoration Hall.jpg”, 2009. Resized. Charaka Ranasinghe CC BY 2.0
Galle Fort ramparts and lighthouse, Galle “Galle Fort, Sri Lanka.JPG”, 2015. Resized. Grayswoodsurrey CC BY-SA 4.0
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy “Sri Dalada Maligawa 2567.jpg”, 2024. Resized. Bergentroll CC0
Sigiriya rock fortress “Historical Sigiriya Rock.jpg”, 2019. Resized. Maadhil CC BY-SA 4.0
Sri Lankan leopard, Yala National Park “A watchful leopard.jpg”, 2019. Resized. Sachin Kaveesha Fernando CC BY-SA 4.0
Elephant herd gathering at Minneriya National Park “Minneriya National Park, elephants gathering.jpg”, 2019. Resized. Walter Gehr CC BY-SA 4.0
Elephant and calf, Udawalawe National Park “Sri Lankan elephant with young, Udawalawe NP.jpg”, 2018. Resized. M.S Dulan De Silva CC BY-SA 4.0
Blue whale tail off Sri Lanka “Big blue fish 2.jpg”, 2020. Cropped and resized. TatianaPashko CC BY 4.0
SriLankan Airlines plane at Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) “SriLankan airlines A330-300.jpg”, 2024. Resized. Zarniwoop und Zarquon CC BY-SA 4.0
Busy Colombo road junction with buses and tuk-tuks “Havalock.jpg”, 2019. Resized. Keshan dhesh CC BY-SA 4.0
Tuk-tuk loaded with bananas at a Colombo market “DKoehl colombo auto rickshaw.JPG”, 2012. Resized. Dan Koehl CC BY 3.0
Cargills building (1906), Colombo Fort “Cargills (5).jpg”, 2016. Resized. Dan arndt CC BY-SA 4.0
Wild elephant in a lake, Wilpattu National Park “The Lotus Picker.jpg”, 2016. Resized. SamRandomClicks CC BY-SA 4.0
The big Sri Lankan flag at Galle Face at sunset “Galle Face Flag - Sri Lanka - March 2017.jpg”, 2017. Resized. Rehman Abubakr CC BY-SA 4.0
A calm golden sunset over the sea at Galle Face “Twilight (Galle Face Green) 01.jpg”, 2016. Resized. AKS.9955 CC BY-SA 4.0
A purple and pink sky over the sea after sunset “Twilight (Galle Face Green) 04.jpg”, 2016. Resized. AKS.9955 CC BY-SA 4.0
People on the old pier at Galle Face in the evening “Busy pier”, 2015. Resized. Scott Edmunds CC BY 2.0
Galle Face beach at sunset, seen from a hotel window, with Port City beyond “Sunset from the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo”, 2024. Resized. Bex Walton CC BY 2.0
Long, colourful kites above Galle Face Green “Kites Flying above Galle Face”, 2015. Resized. Scott Edmunds CC BY 2.0
Families flying kites on Galle Face Green “Colombo galle face on Sunday.JPG”, 2013. Resized. Saqib Qayyum CC BY-SA 3.0
A big crowd on Galle Face Green during a kite contest, seen from above “The Madness To Drive Under Kites”, 2015. Resized. Suranga D Wijeratne CC BY 2.0
Tuk-tuks and people by the lawn at Galle Face “Various rickshaws”, 2012. Resized. Jérôme Decq CC BY 2.0
Isso wade (prawn fritters) on a food cart at Galle Face “Shrimp on cakes for sale Galle Face Green Colombo Sri Lanka”, 2019. Resized. amanderson2 CC BY 2.0
A street-food cart at Galle Face with vadai and prawn fritters “Food court”, 2012. Resized. Jérôme Decq CC BY 2.0
Food stalls and carts by the seaside walk at night “galle face at night”, 2019. Resized. Chanuka Perera Public domain
Green mango with chilli and spices, a street snack “Mango”, 2019. Resized. rhythmicdiaspora CC BY 2.0
Waves along the Galle Face sea wall in golden evening light “Sri Lanka”, 2018. Resized. Sergei Gussev CC BY 2.0
Crowds on the Galle Face seaside walk in the evening “Sidewalk by sea Galle Face Green Colombo Sri Lanka”, 2019. Resized. amanderson2 CC BY 2.0
The paved seaside walk at Galle Face Green “Colombo, Sri Lanka”, 2024. Resized. Fabio Achilli CC BY 2.0
The seaside walk and the small beach at Galle Face “Sri Lanka”, 2018. Resized. Sergei Gussev CC BY 2.0
Waves below the long Galle Face sea wall “Galle Face Beach”, 2019. Resized. Francisco Anzola CC BY 2.0
The old “Galle Face Walk” stone on the sea wall at dusk “Galle Face Green Sign”, 2015. Resized. Scott Edmunds CC BY 2.0
The Old Parliament and the Galle Face roundabout at dusk, seen from above “The night before”, 2019. Resized. rhythmicdiaspora CC BY 2.0
Fireworks over Galle Face Green on New Year’s Eve “New Year's Eve at Galle Face Green”, 2026. Resized. Dennis Sylvester Hurd CC BY 4.0
The Galle Face Hotel from its seaside lawn “Galle Face Hotel 02.jpg”, 2006. Resized. Bernard Gagnon CC BY-SA 3.0
Sunset from the verandah of the Galle Face Hotel “a colombo sunset”, 2008. Resized. claire rowland CC BY 2.0
The arched verandah of the Galle Face Hotel “Colombo, Sri Lanka”, 2024. Resized. Fabio Achilli CC BY 2.0
The Old Parliament Building in Colombo “Old Parliament Building, Colombo.JPG”, 2015. Resized. Grayswoodsurrey CC BY-SA 4.0
The Old Parliament Building at dusk, behind the lion fountain “The Old Parliament Building.jpg”, 2016. Resized. Azeez Abubakr CC BY-SA 4.0
The beach at Port City Colombo, seen from above “DJI 0025-HDR-Edit.jpg”, 2023. Resized. SinsiDILINI123 CC BY-SA 4.0
The palm-lined Marina Promenade at Port City Colombo “Overcast Day”, 2022. Resized. Dennis Sylvester Hurd CC0
A red sunset behind the Port City arch bridge “Sunset over Colombo”, 2024. Resized. Bex Walton CC BY 2.0
The Lotus Tower lit up at night “Lotus Tower Colombo by night”, 2024. Resized. Bex Walton CC BY 2.0
The Lotus Tower at night, reflected in Beira Lake “Lotus Tower 20260216 213906 1.jpg”, 2026. Resized. Mike Krüger CC BY-SA 4.0
A busy Pettah street with the Lotus Tower behind “View of Lotus Tower Pettah Sri Lanka”, 2019. Resized. amanderson2 CC BY 2.0
Kites over Galle Face Green in 2019, with new towers being built behind “One Galle Face and Galle Face Green.jpg”, 2019. Resized. Gobalakrishnan Thuvaragan CC BY-SA 4.0
The front of Gangaramaya Temple with Buddhist flags “Gangaramaya Temple - panoramio (1).jpg”, 2012. Resized. Pol van den Scheetekens CC BY 3.0
The Navam Perahera procession at Gangaramaya Temple “Gangaramaya Navam Maha Perahera 2567 flags.jpg”, 2024. Resized. Bergentroll CC0
A big seated Buddha statue inside Gangaramaya Temple “Gangaramaya Temple (Seated Buddha 01).jpg”, 2016. Resized. Dan arndt CC BY-SA 4.0
Old cars on show at Gangaramaya Temple “LK-colombo-gangaramaya-autos.jpg”, 2014. Resized. Balou46 CC BY-SA 3.0
Seema Malaka on Beira Lake at dusk “Evening Shot.jpg”, 2011. Resized. Shamli071 CC BY-SA 3.0
The blue-roofed main hall of Seema Malaka “LK-Colombo-seema-malaka.jpg”, 2018. Resized. Balou46 CC BY-SA 4.0
Seema Malaka lit up for Vesak, with lotus lanterns on the lake “Wesak Festival 2018”, 2018. Resized. Samantha Weerasinghe Public domain
Swan boats on Beira Lake at sunset “Skyline of colombo beira lake.jpg”, 2017. Resized. Kapila Perera CC BY-SA 4.0
Galle Face seen from Colombo Fort, about 1880 “Gezicht op Galle Face in Colombo op Brits Ceylon, RP-F-AA3188-BR.jpg”, about 1880. Cropped to the photo and resized. Unknown photographer (Rijksmuseum) CC0
An old postcard of the Galle Face Hotel (about 1907) “Galle Face Hotel, Colombo (NYPL Hades-2359784-4044549).jpg”, about 1907. Resized. Scan by NYPL Public domain
Monsoon waves in Colombo, about 1905 “V.M. Doroshevich-East and War-Colombo. Surf during Monsoons.png”, 1905. Resized and converted to JPEG. Unknown photographer (book by V. M. Doroshevich) Public domain
A rain storm coming in from the sea at Galle Face “Storm front moving in over Colombo 02.jpg”, 2018. Resized. Levi Clancy CC0

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