Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital, Colombo c1910s

Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital Colombo Plate

Victoria Memorial Eye & Ear Hospital, Colombo c1910s

The Victoria Memorial Eye and Ear Hospital was established in 1906, it was named in honor of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. This red-brick colonial building is in the Indo-Saracenic style and it was designed by Colombo based architect Edward Skinner.

Photographer: Plate & Co, Colombo

2 thoughts on “Victoria Memorial Eye Hospital, Colombo c1910s

  1. The Victoria Memorial Eye and Ear Hospital was established in 1906. This beautifully designed building faces a roundabout known as Lipton’s Circus in Colombo, named after the tea company that helped bring tea from Ceylon to the rest of the world.

    Thank you very much for sharing this!
    Cheers!

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