Colonial part of Galle is this fort

in #architecturalphotography6 years ago (edited)

20180521_055413.jpg

Galle is a beautiful historic city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, 3 hours drive from the international airport. It is an important commercial port city and the third largest city in Sri Lanka.

20180520_141153.jpg

For over four centuries, Galle has been a preserve of the colonial era.
Probably the biggest proof is the Dutch Fortress, which occupies an incredible area of ​​thirty-six hectares

20180520_120644.jpg

Terrible rainy was roday when we were here but this place has magic and we feel good anyway.

20180520_140219.jpg

The heritage value of the fort has been recognized by the UNESCO and the site has been inscribed as a cultural heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site, for its unique exposition of an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

20180520_135822.jpg

On 26 December 2004, one of the greatest natural disasters in modern history of mankind has occurred. Sri Lanka was the second most affected country by a devastating tsunami. One of the most affected places was the city of Galle. There were several thousand people left here, especially in the new city. The old city was destroyed, but the walls largely protected the city from destruction.

20180520_135010.jpg

Sort:  

World of Photography
>Visit the website<

You have earned 6.50 XP for sharing your photo!

Daily Stats
Daily photos: 1/2
Daily comments: 0/5
Multiplier: 1.30
Block time: 2018-05-20T22:29:36
Account Level: 1
Total XP: 758.65/200.00
Total Photos: 122
Total comments: 9
Total contest wins: 0
And have also received a 0.31 percent upvote.

Follow: @photocontests
Join the Discord channel: click!
Play and win SBD: @fairlotto
Daily Steem Statistics: @dailysteemreport
Learn how to program Steem-Python applications: @steempytutorials
Developed and sponsored by: @juliank

Congratulations, Your Post Has Been Added To The Steemit Worldmap!
Author link: http://steemitworldmap.com?author=dream.trip
Post link: http://steemitworldmap.com?post=colonial-part-of-galle-is-this-fort


Want to have your post on the map too?

  • Go to Steemitworldmap
  • Click the code slider at the bottom
  • Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
  • Copy and paste the generated code in your post
  • Congrats, your post is now on the map!

Visited it a few weeks back. Was freakin hot that day haha. But beautiful city for sure!

Happy that you enjoyed Galle. Sri Lanka is one of the most denser UNESCO world heritage sites containing country. All to gather it has 8 World heritage sites.

  • The Sri Dalada Maligawa or The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy

  • Sigiriya Rock fortress in Dambulla

  • Ancient City of Anuradapura (one of the longest inhabited places in the world)

  • Galle Fort

  • Ancient city of polonnaruwa

  • Dambulla cave temple

  • Sinharaja rainforest

  • Central Highlands consisting of Hortan plains and Knuckles Forest

Don't miss any of these sites during your next visit.