Galle Fort Standing the test of Time

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Galle Fort

By Rovin Shanila - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79433113
Aerial view of Galle Fort

First built in 1588 by Portugese, then extensively fabricated with defenses by the Dutch from 1649 onwards Galle Fort stands the testament of time by being an unpresidented attraction among toursits who come to visit Sri Lanka.

By Johannes Janssonius Waasbergen (publisher), Anoniem / Anonymous (engraver / etcher) - This is an image from the Atlas of Mutual Heritage and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the Dutch National Library.The metadata of this file is public domain under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC-ZERO). This permission has been archived as ticket #2014051410008887, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33308595

Galle Fort is located onto the south west of the Island nation shoreline towards Matara and Tangalle.

The fort, like most of the forts in Sri Lanka, is built on a small rocky peninsula, belonging to the sea as much as to the land. As it exists today, it covers an area of 52 hectares (130 acres).

By Nishadhi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24494496

By Andreaskrappweis - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18045535

By Dan Lundberg - 20160130_Sri Lanka_4290 Galle sRGB, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47729035

By Z thomas - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85563422


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