The Ceylon Plates
Collection / Architecture
Temple of the Tooth, moat, gateway and octagon. Kandy.
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Architecture

Temple of the Tooth, moat, gateway and octagon

Kandy
c. 1880–1900

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Named on the print, matched to a published caption, an unmistakable landmark, or identified by the collection’s owner.
On the print
"Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth" (partly legible)
Date basis
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Place
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Reference
TCP-A74

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