Bourne & Shepherd
1875-1876
The Golden Temple, Amritsar
[Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876]

Albumen print
10.2 x 8.4 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2114143
 
Photograph of the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The temple has a central dome and four smaller domes. It sits right at the edge of the water and there is a small tower to the right.
 
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76. Included in the volume are a number of photographs of notable sites in the cities visited by the Prince. This temple, formally known as the Harmandir Sahib, is one of the holiest sites in the Sikh faith.
 
Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876
 
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